Francisco Barona Bodegas y Viñedos Ribera del Duero 2024 is a red Crianza from Castilla y León’s D.O. Ribera del Duero, built around Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) with the region’s traditional field-blend of old-vine varieties. Multiple sources describe the blend as predominantly Tinto Fino with small portions of Garnacha, Albillo, Bobal, Jaén, and Monastrell, drawn from very old vineyards planted between 1908 and 1948 in villages including Roa, Anguix, Pedrosa de Duero, and La Aguilera.

The farming and cellar approach is positioned as low-intervention and estate-driven. Importer notes emphasize that the vineyards are worked without synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides, and without irrigation. In the winery, the wine is made with spontaneous fermentation using native yeasts, with gentle extraction via manual punchdowns. Malolactic fermentation is reported to take place in new French barrique, followed by élevage that most sources place at about 16 months in new French oak (though the estate also cites 18 months, suggesting the maturation window may vary slightly by lot or reporting).

Retailer details list the alcohol at 15% and production at 31,941 bottles, pointing to a ripe, concentrated style made in meaningful—though not large-scale—quantity for an artisanal Ribera project.

Critical coverage for the 2024 vintage is still thin from major publications. The most prominent score located is an “excellent” 95-point rating from Jorge Ordóñez Selections (importer), which signals strong confidence in the wine’s quality and ambition even if it is not an independent critic assessment.

Contextually, 2024 in Ribera del Duero is described by the Wine Scholar Guild as a more challenging year with frost-reduced yields and some September rain, but also with replenishing seasonal rainfall—conditions that can favor freshness alongside the region’s natural power. Overall, Barona 2024 reads as a modern, polished Crianza anchored in old vines, organic farming, and assertive new French oak aging.