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Aalto 2022

Aalto

2022
A modern Ribera that’s become a classic

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Spec sheet

TypeRed wine
Region
Grapes
Producer
AllergensContains sulfites
Alcohol contenti14.5%
Production250,000 - 300,000 bottles

The wine

Aalto is one of the Ribera del Duero’s great benchmarks, a wine of excellent balance and complexity, full of power and personality, mature and elegant, which owes its virtues to some magnificent grapes of the Tinta Fina (Tempranillo) variety, to the diversity of soils and to the vast experience of Mariano García, the wine maker who for thirty years was in charge of the production of Vega Sicilia wines. Right from the very start, it has been one of the finest examples of a modern Ribera, which has now become a classic, a fundamental Ribera and a wine for those special occasions.

What does this wine taste like?

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic
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Dark / Bright / Opaque
Bouquet
Fruit aromas / Liquorice / Vanilla / Coffee / Tobacco / Graphite
Mouth
Intense / Fruit-forward / Creamy / Corpulent

Drinking and storing

Serve between 16ºC and 18ºC

Food pairing

cocidos-y-potajes
Stews and casseroles
embutidos-y-jamon
Sausages and ham
carnes-rojas
Red meat

Roasts / Meet stews / Lamb with fine herbs / Cooked sausages

Ratings and awards

202194 PK
202094 PK93 SK
201993 PN
201894 PK93 PN
201794 PK93 PN
201693-95 PK17 JR94 PN
PK: ParkerJR: Jancis robinsonPN: PeñínSK: Suckling

Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker and Jancis Robinson

The nose of the red 2020 Aalto comes blasting with tons of toasted oak, spice, smoke and more toast, ripe berries and a luxurious creaminess like the finest modern wines from the turn of the century. This is predictable but exactly what their customers are looking for, with ripe berries, generous oak and a velvety palate with volume, soft tannins and mellow acidity. It matured in French and American oak barrels for 18 months. Some things never change. 330,000 bottles. It was bottled in July 2022.

— Luis Gutiérrez (31/01/2023)Robert Parker Wine Advocate Vintage 2020 - 94 PARKER

Mid-deep ruby-purple. Minty oak lift with torrefied caramel and coconut. Orange peel and ripe red fruit. Density of red- and black-cherry palate fruit is just enough to balance the compact, firm tannins. Warming finish, but polished, with plenty of vanilla length.

— Tim Jackson (06/02/2019)JancisRobinson.com Vintage 2016 - 17 JANCIS ROBINSON

Customer reviews

4.8/5
132 reviews
Vintage:

Winemaking

Ageing period18 months
Barrel ageNew and semi-new
Type of woodFrench and American oak

Vineyards

Vine ageBetween 40 and 80 years
SoilCalcareous-clay / Sand / Stony
ClimateContinental
YieldsVery low yields

The winery

Aalto

Aalto

Aalto is the emblematic name of a winery which has become a benchmark in the Ribera del Duero. The extensive experience of Mariano García, who was Vega Sicilia’s winemaker for thirty years, comes through in the powerfulness and complexity of the wines.

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