Ribera del Duero criticized despite success

UK (London) - Ribera del Duero's reputation has been exposed to a lot of criticism lately. After an important jury tasting of 106 wines from vintage 2007, which was initiated by the Decanter, the day ended with a lot of frustration among the jury members. This was suprising, after all, it was these wines that were said to be "muy buena" (very good) according to the public opinion.

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