BODEGAS MAESTE

Extreme altitude. Old vineyard. The highlands of the extreme south of the Ribera del Duero.

Bodegas Maeste is the personal project of Miguel Peña, an experienced winemaker and viticulturist who, with his work and vision, is consolidating what was a dream a few years ago into a project with a solid foundation and great potential.

The new rural boutique winery, a historic building from the year 1800, is located in the highlands of the extreme south of the D.O. Ribera del Duero at an altitude of over 1000 m, in Honrubia de la Cuesta, a unique environment of reddish soils, ancient geology and rich biodiversity.

With a focus on respect for traditional viticulture, we are recovering historic century-old vineyards, micro-plots dating back to 1918, which with clayey and mineral soils unique to the denomination, combined with the freshness provided by altitude, result in fine wines with a mineral character.

The project is a tribute to the family roots and attachment to this land, each of the wines refers to experiences lived in the lands of the Ribera. Alma del Vivar, the first wine, is the name of the family estate of Miguel's maternal grandfather, Amalio; and Alma del Moral, the second wine, refers to the century-old tree located in the family's paternal village, Valdeande, where the winery's logo also comes from, as it is inspired by the wrought iron rosette on the balcony of the manor house of Miguel's great-great-grandfather, Faustino Peña, thus becoming another nod to family tradition.