Wine Notes
Ribera del Duero isn’t new to the Spanish wine scene but finding them with suitable age has become harder over the years. Bodegas Aalto is owned by Vega Sicilia’s winemaker Mariano Garcia and the expertise is noticeable. Grown from old vines this is a wine designed to be drunk with age; soft and velvety with plenty of dark stone fruit and spice.
Producer Notes
The Aalto project was founded in February 1999, when Mariano Garcia, winemaker at Vega Sicilia for 30 years joined forces with Javier Zaccagnini, the director of the D.O Ribera del Duero. Their aim was to make wine from low yielding, tinto fino vines which are grown without herbicides or chemical fertilisers with a sharp focus on quality. With just over 100 hectares of vines now under their control, all worked by hand, this winery has become achieved a lot of prestige not only in Spain but throughout the world and with only two wines under their belt: Aalto and Aalto PS (Pagos Selecionados).
Vintage Notes
2007 was an average vintage in Ribera del Duero DO
2007 was a good vintage in Castilla y Leon
Other wines from Bodegas Aalto
2006 Ribera del Duero PS Pagos Seleccionadas: £135
2010 Ribera del Duero PS Pagos Seleccionadas: £90
2018 Ribera del Duero PS Pagos Seleccionadas: £125
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