An elegant wine with aromas of black fruit, a touch of liquorice and subtle oak characters. The palate is balanced with ripe black fruits, bright crunchy acidity and fine grained tannins.

Vega Real is a personal venture belonging to Barbadillo in the D.O. Ribera del Duero; and El Empecinado is the firm’s best and flagship wine. A Tempranillo that was created from grapes selected from plots that grow at a high altitude with dominant primary notes (ripe red fruit) and is very full on the palate

Bright cherry colour with purple rim, bright and clean.
Very expressive, powerful, complex, fresh fruit, sweet spices, creamy oak, red berry notes.
Flavourful, fruity, toasty with round tannins and good finish.