Balbas Barrica (100% Tinto Fino) Balbas Winery was founded in 1777, the same year that work started on the first underground wine cavern marking over 200 years of tradition and four generations dedicated to the noble art of winemaking in the Ribera del Duero. Over 25 years have gone by since Balbas Winery along with a small group of local wineries created and developed what today we know as the Denomination of Origin of The Ribera del Duero. From this moment we have tried and managed to achieve a blend of 200 years of tradition with modern and advanced technology in the elaboration of our wines illustrating the powerful elegant characteristics of our terroir and demonstrating the skills of the great wineries of the region.   Source: http://www.balbas.es/en/historia.html.