Pago de Carraovejas Tinto 2023
95 Points - Jeb Dunnuck. A modern Ribera benchmark, Pago de Carraovejas Tinto 2023 captures the estate’s signature polish and depth. Silky dark fruit, fine spice and a fresh, lifted finish make this both immediately appealing and built with quiet confidence — a sleek expression of Ribera del Duero at its most refined.
Vivino Rating: 4.4 (Feb 2026)
Wine Press Ratings
95 Points - Jeb Dunnuck (2023 Vintage)
Taste
The Pago de Carraovejas has a brooding, inky blue-black robe from which rise notes of cherries, plums, black figs, balsamic, cocoa and dusty minerals. On the palate, its profoundly complex, weighty, and impressive. Juicy red and black berries are joined by plums, black cherries, and pomegranate, with rich tones of coffee, bitter chocolate, herbs and spices coming in on the finish. The ample tannins are polished and rounded and will support long ageing, if you can resist the temptation to enjoy this stunning wine young, that is.
About the Producer
Bodegas Pago de Carraovejas was founded in 1987 by José María Ruiz with a view to producing wine that was good enough to pair with his restaurant’s suckling pig. He chose a hillside site at Carraovejas, in Peñafiel in the then largely unknown Ribera del Duero. The site was a real find. With soils comprising of alternating layers of sandy silt and clay, with limestone, marl, and chalk, it was free-draining, mineral poor and at 850m above sea level, cool and able to offer the vines a long growing season. They were the first to plant Cabernet Sauvignon in the region and they now have plantings of Merlot too. In support of their belief in sustainable winemaking, vines are farmed organically and much of the vineyard work is done by hand. They now produce three wines: the Pago de Carraovejas, El Anejón and Cuesta de las Liebres. All are classics, but the Cuesta de Las Liebres is one of Ribera del Duero’s superstar wines.
95 Points - Jeb Dunnuck. A modern Ribera benchmark, Pago de Carraovejas Tinto 2023 captures the estate’s signature polish and depth. Silky dark fruit, fine spice and a fresh, lifted finish make this both immediately appealing and built with quiet confidence — a sleek expression of Ribera del Duero at its most refined.
Vivino Rating: 4.4 (Feb 2026)
Wine Press Ratings
95 Points - Jeb Dunnuck (2023 Vintage)
Taste
The Pago de Carraovejas has a brooding, inky blue-black robe from which rise notes of cherries, plums, black figs, balsamic, cocoa and dusty minerals. On the palate, its profoundly complex, weighty, and impressive. Juicy red and black berries are joined by plums, black cherries, and pomegranate, with rich tones of coffee, bitter chocolate, herbs and spices coming in on the finish. The ample tannins are polished and rounded and will support long ageing, if you can resist the temptation to enjoy this stunning wine young, that is.
About the Producer
Bodegas Pago de Carraovejas was founded in 1987 by José María Ruiz with a view to producing wine that was good enough to pair with his restaurant’s suckling pig. He chose a hillside site at Carraovejas, in Peñafiel in the then largely unknown Ribera del Duero. The site was a real find. With soils comprising of alternating layers of sandy silt and clay, with limestone, marl, and chalk, it was free-draining, mineral poor and at 850m above sea level, cool and able to offer the vines a long growing season. They were the first to plant Cabernet Sauvignon in the region and they now have plantings of Merlot too. In support of their belief in sustainable winemaking, vines are farmed organically and much of the vineyard work is done by hand. They now produce three wines: the Pago de Carraovejas, El Anejón and Cuesta de las Liebres. All are classics, but the Cuesta de Las Liebres is one of Ribera del Duero’s superstar wines.
Original: $48.95
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95 Points - Jeb Dunnuck. A modern Ribera benchmark, Pago de Carraovejas Tinto 2023 captures the estate’s signature polish and depth. Silky dark fruit, fine spice and a fresh, lifted finish make this both immediately appealing and built with quiet confidence — a sleek expression of Ribera del Duero at its most refined.
Vivino Rating: 4.4 (Feb 2026)
Wine Press Ratings
95 Points - Jeb Dunnuck (2023 Vintage)
Taste
The Pago de Carraovejas has a brooding, inky blue-black robe from which rise notes of cherries, plums, black figs, balsamic, cocoa and dusty minerals. On the palate, its profoundly complex, weighty, and impressive. Juicy red and black berries are joined by plums, black cherries, and pomegranate, with rich tones of coffee, bitter chocolate, herbs and spices coming in on the finish. The ample tannins are polished and rounded and will support long ageing, if you can resist the temptation to enjoy this stunning wine young, that is.
About the Producer
Bodegas Pago de Carraovejas was founded in 1987 by José María Ruiz with a view to producing wine that was good enough to pair with his restaurant’s suckling pig. He chose a hillside site at Carraovejas, in Peñafiel in the then largely unknown Ribera del Duero. The site was a real find. With soils comprising of alternating layers of sandy silt and clay, with limestone, marl, and chalk, it was free-draining, mineral poor and at 850m above sea level, cool and able to offer the vines a long growing season. They were the first to plant Cabernet Sauvignon in the region and they now have plantings of Merlot too. In support of their belief in sustainable winemaking, vines are farmed organically and much of the vineyard work is done by hand. They now produce three wines: the Pago de Carraovejas, El Anejón and Cuesta de las Liebres. All are classics, but the Cuesta de Las Liebres is one of Ribera del Duero’s superstar wines.
