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Jancis Robinson: Finca la Tejera, “one of the great revelations”
Ferran Centelles blind tastes a selection of Ribera del Duero, puts Fuentecén among its reference villages and gives Unanimous Finca la Tejera 2021 18/20.
In February 2025, JancisRobinson.com published “Ribera del Duero – the power of terroir”, the first of three articles by Ferran Centelles on the region. The wines were tasted blind at the Consejo Regulador headquarters: 64 wines pre-selected by the appellation’s technical committee.
Centelles celebrates that the DO now allows village names on labels and tours Ribera’s best villages. Discussing the villages around Aranda, he notes that Fuentecén, Fuentenebro and Peñaranda de Duero were not yet on his 2016 list, and that in 2024 “they are references to be taken into account”. For Fuentecén he picks one wine: Unanimous Finca la Tejera 2021, “one of the great revelations of the tasting”.
«Tasted blind. Multilayered wine with good concentration. Fabulous balance. Lots of fruit, abundant tannin and very silky, of great quality. It is a complete wine, powerful, very sapid, but with fresh black fruit of great vivacity. I love this proposal, because it offers a lot of pleasure. Long and deep, with hints of perfectly ripe wild black fruit, rosemary and a light, elegant touch of cedar.»
- Score
- 18 / 20
- Drink
- 2024–2034
- Alcohol
- 14.5%
- Production
- 2,050 bottles
The top-scoring wines of the tasting
The 15 wines scoring 18 points or more, out of the 64 tasted. Scores out of 20, highest first; equal scores in alphabetical order.
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19
Francisco Barona, Finca Las Dueñas 2020 · Anguix
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18,5
Dominio de Calogía, Cuvée S 2021 · Pedrosa de Duero
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18,5
Sastre, Pesus 2018 · La Horra
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18,5
Vizcarra, Inés Vizcarra 2021 · Mambrilla de Castrejón
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18
Arzuaga, Gran Arzuaga 2019 · Olivares de Duero
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18
Áster, Finca El Otero 2019 · Anguix
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18
Carmelo Rodero, TSM 2021 · Pedrosa de Duero
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18
Dominio de Atauta, Valdegatiles 2018 · Atauta
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18
Dominio de Calogía 2021 · Roa
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18
Finca La Capilla, Vendimia Seleccionada 2021 · Roa, Anguix y La Horra
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18
Garmón 2021 · Several villages
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18
Milsetentayseis, Tinto 2021 · Fuentenebro
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18
Neo, Punta Esencia 2021 · Zuzones, Aranda de Duero y Quemada
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18
TresPiedras, Unanimous Finca la Tejera 2021 · Fuentecén
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18
Vivaltus 2019 · Fuentenebro y La Aguilera
Finca la Tejera is a single old-vine plot in Fuentecén, on clay in a warm spot sheltered from frost, where Tinto Fino grows alongside Garnacha and Albillo Mayor. A wine of 2,050 bottles appearing next to Ribera’s great names is the best proof of what we stand for: the value of each village and each vineyard.
Source: Ferran Centelles, “Ribera del Duero – the power of terroir”, JancisRobinson.com, 4 February 2025. Read the original article ↗