... that nurtures the birth of great wines. Wide-open horizons, long hours of exposure to sun, strong contrasts in climate and an ancient tradition of winemaking. The Ribera del Duero, on the high northern plains of Castile, seems to have been created to give birth to wines of great quality. Our vineyards are located between 750 and 900 metres above sea level, on our region's gentle hills. The poor limestone soil, with sedimentary deposits made up of trenches of sand, silt and clay, receives an annual rainfall of some 500 mm.