Alfredo Maestro and the Ribera del Duero as it was before the 80s
“That was the Ribera del Duero before the 80s,” says our friend Master Alfredo. We are in a newly planted vineyard situated on a hillside with extraordinary views of Peñafiel and its castle. In the 80s, pioneers like Jesús Anadón, Pablo Peñalba López, Alejandro Fernández and the Perez Pascuas brothers, among others, began the transformation of this land into the modern and famous denomination it is today, with the tempranillo grape serving as the principle protagonist. But that was not always the case. In this age, flowers just become fruit