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Bodegas Antidoto Ribera del Duero Soria 2024 750ml
🇪🇸 Old-vine biodynamic Tempranillo from Soria — WA 91-92, JS 91, Tim Atkin 91.
Bodegas Antídoto Ribera del Duero 2024 | Tempranillo | Soria, Spain | 750ml
Antídoto comes from the far eastern reaches of Ribera del Duero — the Soria province, a wilder, less-traveled corner of the appellation where the rules are looser and the vineyards are older. Bertrand Sourdais and David Hernando work with up to 400 different parcels of old, ungrafted Tempranillo (Tinto Fino)...Show More >
Bodegas Antídoto Ribera del Duero 2024 | Tempranillo | Soria, Spain | 750ml
Antídoto comes from the far eastern reaches of Ribera del Duero — the Soria province, a wilder, less-traveled corner of the appellation where the rules are looser and the vineyards are older. Bertrand Sourdais and David Hernando work with up to 400 different parcels of old, ungrafted Tempranillo (Tinto Fino) vines rooted in a patchwork of limestone, decomposed granite, and clay. The project is biodynamic and organic in spirit, with spontaneous fermentation, no fining, no filtering, and minimal intervention throughout.
The 2024 vintage is a more delicate, fine-boned expression than prior years — fermented in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts, then aged nine months in 600-liter French oak barrels (25% new). The result is juicy and full-bodied but balanced: black cherry, plum skins, dried herbs, and a kiss of vanilla spice, with firm, chewy tannins and a pristine finish. Very primary now — worth a year or two of patience, but already compelling.
Critical Acclaim - Vintage 2024:
- Wine Advocate: 91–92 pts — "Juicy and full-bodied but balanced... soft vinification... fine-boned. Very primary, with some toasted notes that suggest waiting a bit more."
- James Suckling: 91 pts — "Fresh and pure... full of black cherries, plum skins and some dried herbs. Tannins are firm and nicely chewy with medium to full body and a pristine finish."
- Tim Atkin: 91 pts — "A comparatively forward, easy-drinking style with some subtle reduction, plum, raspberry and black cherry fruit and a kiss of vanilla spice."
- Appellation: Ribera del Duero, Soria, Spain
- Grape: 100% Tempranillo (Tinto Fino)
- Vintage: 2024
- Farming: Biodynamic & organic
- Vinification: Spontaneous fermentation, no fining, no filtering
- Aging: 9 months in 600L French oak (25% new)
- Best With: Roast lamb, Ibérico, aged Manchego, grilled mushrooms, braised short rib
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Wine Information:
Country: Spain
Region: Ribera del Duero
Sub-Region:
Appellation:
Variety: Tempranillo
Type: Reds
Size: 750ml
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The vineyards for this wine are located in Soria which is in the far Eastern portion of Ribera del Duero. This area is not the "norm" for most wines from Ribera. The vineyards in this area tend to be very old and "ungrafted".
A mixture of limestone, decomposed granite and clay. A majority of the blend is comprised of grapes grown on the granite and clay sites with some limestone used to create structure and depth.
Bertrand Sourdais, the head of the project is working with the vineyard owners to work biodynamically and organically.
15 day macerations in Inox. Temperature controlled. Spontaneous fermentation. No fining and No filtering. 6 months in used French barrique.
