AALTO
PS (Pagos Seleccionados)
2016
$143.50
Service fees
$ 0.00
Product code
14092364
Agent
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
SAQ Signature
Status
Unavailable
Type of product
Still wine
Licensee price
$124.85
Country
Spain
Regulated designation
Denominación de origen (DO)
Region
Castilla y Leon
Appellation
Ribera del Duero
Classification
Gran reserva
Varietal(s)
Tempranillo
100 %
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Closure type
Cork
Availability
Producer's website
About this winery
For the son of a winery worker, Mariano García's rise to head winemaker of Vega Sicilia was transcendent. When another taster was needed for a blind tasting teenaged Mario was randomly pulled into the winemaker's office. Of all the tasters he was the only one to identify the two wines in the tasting that were identical. This gifted taster was immediately put to work and by age 24 he had taken over as winemaker of the legendary estate, a role he held for 30 years. Consequently, the world of...
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