Finca Torremilanos is a Biodynamic winery near the town of Aranda de Duero in Spain’s Ribera del Duero region. The first wines were made here in 1903. The Penalba Lopez family acquired the estate in 1975 and began planting Tempranillo.

Owner: Miguel Ángel Peñalba (+34 6187 41331).

Vineyards: 2017 200 hectares (949 acres).

Certification: 2007 First vintage with full organic certification. | 2014 First vintage with full Demeter Biodynamic certification.

Red wines

Ribera del Duero, Montecastrillo: 2016 100% Tempranillo. 5-6 tonnes per hectare. Light, pleasant soft fruit and oak (Demeter Austria, 2018).

Ribera del Duero, Los Cantos: 2015 14% alcohol. Creamy, simple cherry-raspberry (Demeter Austria, 2018).

Ribera del Duero, Crianza: 2015 95% Tempranillo, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. <4 tonnes per hectare. Sappy red peach and vanilla (Demeter Austria, 2018).

Ribera del Duero, Cylco Reserva: 2015 Old vine selection. 95% Tempranillo, 5% interplanted varieties. Lacks a bit of focus, some brett too (Demeter Austria, 2018).

Ribera del Duero, Coleccion Gran Reserva:

Contact

Finca Torremilanos

Bodegas Peñalba Lopéz

09400 Aranda de Duero, Spain

Tel+34 (0)947 512 852 or +34 947 510 377 | Website: www.torremilanos.com