94pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 

There is great purity and freshness in the 2021s, and the eponymous 2021 Dominio de Atauta is no exception. Produced with a selection from their best vineyards in the Atauta Valley, it is complex and has depth, good ripeness, 14.5% alcohol and a pH of 3.63 and 5.05 grams of acidity. They have 25 different terroirs, and this blend comes with complexity, power and elegance, reflecting the conditions of the place and the vintage, with added freshness. It fermented in 5,000-liter oak vats with indigenous yeasts and matured for 13months in French oak barrels, 15% of them new, followed by another four months in oak vats to achieve a better stabilization of the wine. 2021 delivered a good crop, and they produced 58,494 bottles and 1,260 magnums. This is among the finest vintages for the cuvée. It was bottled in June 2023.

93pts Vinous 

The 2021 Dominio de Atauta comes from hillside vineyards in Atauta, Ribera del Duero, with clay and sandy soils. It was fermented in vats and aged up to 16 months in oak (15% new), followed by time in large casks. Red fruit leads the nose, with rosehip, wild herbs and a hint of nutmeg. The palate is juicy, compact and agile, where chalk sets the tone and elongates the finish. A vibrant, expressive Ribera shaped by the climatic edge of Atauta.

93pts James Suckling 

Ripe red cherries, strawberries and some blue fruit and minerals. A touch of white pepper. Full and fine-boned, with chalky tannins on the palate. Long and tight, with signature Atauta tension and reactive tannins from the 130-year-old ungrafted vines in the cooler part of Ribera del Duero. Very long, juicy and minerally, if not a bit salty. Drink or hold.

About the Wine

Dominio de Atauta is the result of a maximum commitment to the Atauta Valley.

A complex wine, where the typical characteristics of each sub-region of the valley are identified by the common denominator of the limestone rock that covers the entire valley, providing the minerality and freshness that make up the character of the Dominio de Atauta.

Of notable high quality, these will be wines of great balance, with plenty of fruit and a palate that is equally opulent and fresh.

Vineyard Notes

Average vineyard age: 130 to 190 years. 100% pre-phylloxera vineyards in the Atauta Valley. Altitude from 940m at the bottom of the valley to 1010m in the moorland areas.

Varied soil compositions: calcareous sands with pebbles, sandy or clayey loam.

About the Winery

At an altitude of 1,000 meters in the Soria town of Atauta, there is a unique valley that constitutes an authentic enological and ethnographic jewel. In this unique enclave, Bodegas Dominio de Atauta literally stands with the purpose of reflecting in its wines all the peculiarities that the Tinto Fino variety is capable of offering from pre-phylloxera vines that are more than a century old.

Bodegas Dominio de Atauta drinks from the tradition of a valley with more than five centuries of winemaking tradition and with extreme conditions, both due to the altitude at which it is located, as well as a climate with little rain and large temperature fluctuations. Based on this, the philosophy that Bodegas Dominio de Atauta has followed since its inception has been to pamper the fruit obtained in the vineyard throughout the entire cycle with exceptional qualities and carry out a careful intervention in the winery.

Over the years and adding an excellent human factor to the unique conditions of the terroir, Dominio de Atauta's wines have managed to carve out a niche for themselves among some of the most renowned wines from such an outstanding Designation of Origin as Ribera del Duero.

Grape Varietal: 100% Trempranillo