Dominio de Es La Diva 2024 en Primeur

The sample of the 2024 La Diva, taken from the single used French oak barrel where it has been aging since January 2025, is even lower in alcohol (13.07%) and has similar levels of freshness and acidity as the 2023 that I tasted next to it. I found a level of sophistication, subtleness and elegance that reflects the limestone sand from the village, which I loved it at first sight. It is closed and backward and takes a long time to open up slowly in the glass, but I found a similar sensation with the 2024 Carravilla—austerity and elegance. It feels that this vineyard really repays lower yields. Production will be limited to some 300 bottles.

La Diva is among the best wines in Ribera del Duero and is priced accordingly, forgivably so given the small quantities involved. Sourced from a 0.35-hectare, pre-phylloxera postage stamp in the Atauta Valley, it's engagingly floral and intense, nodding towards Burgundy in a sense. Elegant, sappy and energetic with well-handled older oak, racy acidity and tangy plum and summer berry flavours. 2028-36