Ribera Del Duero

Spain
Castilla y León
2021

The primary wine, vines from up to 200 parcels amongst nine villages within Ribera Del Duero, range in age from anywhere between 40–80 years. Grapes are hand-harvested, and destemmed, and are later supplemented with younger vine fruit about 15 years old. It is aged 18 months in French (85%) and American (15%) oak, with half of the barrels new.

94 points
"The eponymous red 2021 Aalto has a lactic touch and is spicy, smoky and ripe, with notes of barbecued duck, soy sauce and a touch of truffle. It's heady, ripe (14.5% alcohol), has a luxurious mouthfeel and is glossy and juicy, with abundant but fine-grained tannins and low-ish acidity. For fans of the style. Quite consistent across vintages. 330,000 bottles. It was bottled in July 2023."
Luis Gutiérrez,
www.robertparker.com,
June 13, 2023

SKU/Code: 
DB3381-21
Product Line: 
Wine
Red
Varietal: 
Tempranillo
Farming Type: 
Sustainable