Since its founding in 2000, Bodegas Resalte has established a reputation as one of the wineries leading the transformation of DO Ribera del Duero over the past two decades. Combining traditional winemaking with state-of-the-art technology, Resalte produces a range of premium wines focused on balance and terroir expressiveness that offers a new interpretation of the renowned DO.
Diversity and precision
Resalte benefits from a variety of terroirs spread across Ribera del Duero. With 80 hectares of vineyards – 40 years old on average – sitting at altitudes between 700 and 970 metres, the winery benefits from a mosaic of terroirs that deliver distinctive renditions of Ribera’s flagship grape variety, Tinta del País (the local phenotypic variation of Tempranillo). This gives Resalte’s winemakers a palette of expressions, vinified and aged separately, that form the building blocks of the estate’s wines.
From the vineyard to the cellar, Resalte’s approach is focused on precision and acute attention to the nuances of the fruit profile yielded by each parcel. All the work in the cellar is done by gravity, extractions are gentle and the ageing process and vessel is tailored to each plot – all to preserve and respect the character and idiosyncrasies of each terroir and vintage. This same respect has prompted the team to explore different ageing vessels and sizes, with an increasing focus on larger-size wood, concrete and clay, in order to avoid masking and constraining the personality of the wines. Each plot and vintage tells its own story – and
