Ribera del Duero 2019

AALTO

Ribera del Duero
2019

$72.75

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Service fees
$ 0.00
Product code
14798869
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
SAQ Specialty by lot
Status
Unavailable
Type of product
Still wine
Licensee price
$63.29
Country
Spain
Regulated designation
Denominación de origen (DO)
Region
Castilla y Leon
Appellation
Ribera del Duero
Varietal(s)
Tempranillo 100 %
Alcohol percentage
15%
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Closure type
Cork
Aging vessel type
French and American oak
Length of aging
18 months
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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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Product notes

100% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) primarily from very old vines – 40 to 80 years old – from nine different villages in the province of Burgos and Valladolid. The harvest was done by hand, in small boxes of 15 kilos that are thoroughly inspected, bunch by bunch, on the selection table. Aged for 18 months in French and American oak barrels.

Tasting notes

Deep purple red color. Notes of red fruits together with subtle aromas of spices coming from the wood emerge. AALTO 2019 is a very fresh and elegant wine. On the palate its broadness, structure and persistence are remarkable.