Alejandro Fernndez and his Tinto Pesquera label helped put Ribera del Duero on the world map, proving the region could make Tempranillo to rival Rioja’s best. Millenium is the top of the range a Gran Reserva made only in standout years from the old Via Alta vineyard, planted by Fernndez himself in the late 1960s at 800 meters on pebbly clay. Long aging in French oak and bottle gives it depth, polish and the kind of maturity that’s hard to find. A benchmark Ribera del Duero built for the table and the cellar alike.