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Aalto - 2013

Top rated Ribera del Duero from Mariano Garcia. 93 RP

Case Size: 6 | Bottle Size: Standard (75 cl)
Price per bottle inc. VAT: £39.20
In Bond price per case(6): £180.00
Wine Type: Red
Grapes: Tempranillo
Region: Spain • Ribera del Duero • Bodegas Aalto

Mariano Garcia spent 30 years at Vega Sicilia before setting up Aalto with Javier Zaccagnini.

"The 2013 Aalto is a lighter wine, with less color, more freshness as it should be in a cooler vintage. It has a bright color which also denotes high acidity. The year was not easy and they had to work more on the origin of grapes: it has less from La Horra and more from La Aguilera, a cooler village, both in the province of Burgos, because in La Horra they had more frost problems. It's aged in less than 30% new barrels and the oak feels better integrated, definitively less oaky than other vintages. The nose has a combination of red and black fruit, spicy aromas and a sense of freshness, with even some violets. The palate is medium to full-bodied, with very fine tannins, abundant but well padded by juicy fruit, good acidity and freshness. This is a lot more fluid and balanced, with better-integrated oak than in the past. This is a fresher Aalto that should age nicely in bottle." Neal Martin

93/100 RP

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