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Coastal Region | 1 | 94 (VN) |
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£118.13 |
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Vinous (94)The 2019 Raaigras, pure Grenache including 15% stems, has a vibrant bouquet of red cherry and strawberry scents, demonstrating a little more presence than Badenhorst’s other reds. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, crisp red berry fruit and a liberal sprinkling of white pepper. The whole bunch addition lends more presence and density compared to other cuvées from Badenhorst, and there is superb length. The standout this year. |
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Coastal Region | 1 | 93 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£88.13 |
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Vinous (93)The 2021 Grenache Raaigras comes from vines planted in 1952, fully-destemmed and fermented in conical concrete vats. With dark cherries and raspberry coulis on the nose, this feels very cohesive with light slatey notes becoming more prominent with time. The palate is well balanced with a little chewiness on the entry, white pepper and touches for garrigues towards the persistent finish. Excellent. |
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Coastal Region | 1 | - |
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£88.13 |
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Coastal Region | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£97.73 |
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Coastal Region | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£92.93 |
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Castilla y Leon | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£303.04 |
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Exquisite, bold, and nuanced, the Aalto Fuente de las Hontanillas 2020 is a triumph of Spanish winemaking from the esteemed Ribera del Duero region. Created by Bodegas Aalto, a world-renowned winery founded in 1998 by Mariano Garcia and Javier Zaccagnini, this vintage embodies precision, complexity, and balance. The hand-harvested Tempranillo grapes are matured for 16 months in French and American oak barrels, resulting in an exceptional wine boasting rich flavours of black cherry, plum, and chocolate, underpinned by earthy undertones and velvety tannins. The Aalto Fuente de las Hontanillas 2020 showcases Garcia's extraordinary prowess for creating sophisticated, New World-inspired wines that bear an unmistakable Old World soul. With its impressive ageing potential, this wine is poised to bring joy to discerning oenophiles for years to come. Immerse yourself in the exploration of the Aalto Fuente de las Hontanillas 2020's distinctive composition and style. |
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Castilla y Leon | 1 | 90+ (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£162.53 |
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Vinous (90+)Bright purple. Pungent, intensely perfumed nose displays black and blue fruits, violet, Indian spices and a lively, peppery note. Sweet and lush on entry, then smoky and intense in the middle, offering brawny blackberry and mulberry flavors and suggestions of bitter chocolate and cracked pepper. Ripe but fresh, with a juicy, long finish that features notes of smoke and blackberry. This is pretty powerful for the vintage and deserves some patience. |
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Castilla y Leon | 1 | 92 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£124.13 |
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Vinous (92)(100% tempranillo, aged for 24 months in small French and American oak barrels): Opaque violet color. Ripe dark berry, cola and floral aromas, with a strong accent of incense. Fat, sweet and palate-staining, offering intense red and dark berry preserve flavors lifted by juicy acidity. Powerful yet comes off as quite graceful. Finishes very long and sweet, with supple tannins and persistent spiciness. |
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Castilla y Leon | 3 | 93 (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£170.92 |
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Wine Advocate (93)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. 175,000 bottles were filled in July 2015 after 18 months in barrel. 2013 has delivered the freshest bottles of Aalto so far, a lighter regular Aalto and one of the best PS to date. |
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Castilla y Leon | 1 | 93 (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£90.26 |
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Wine Advocate (93)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. 175,000 bottles were filled in July 2015 after 18 months in barrel. 2013 has delivered the freshest bottles of Aalto so far, a lighter regular Aalto and one of the best PS to date. |
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Castilla y Leon | 1 | 93-95 (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£100.00 |
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Wine Advocate (93-95)When I tasted it, the 2016 Aalto had already been blended and taken out of the barrels, waiting to be bottled in a couple of weeks. It's still young and tender, with peachy aromas, a little creamy and with a soft palate where the tannins are fine-grained. In 2016, they used more vineyards, grapes from their own plots and others purchased from suppliers. They expect to fill some 280,000 bottles in late June 2018. 2016 was a higher-yielding year that provided fresh and balanced wines. It should age nicely. Javier Zaccagnini has left the Aalto project to focus on his solo project Sei Solo. So, this time I tasted the wine with Mariano García. |
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Castilla y Leon | 1 | 94 (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£89.20 |
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Wine Advocate (94)The 2017 Aalto was a surprise for the vintage. They had to select the grapes from their own vineyards, and they produced less wine. It feels a little lighter and fresher, more approachable at this point in time. The oak also seems to be more integrated. It's a very drinkable Aalto in its style. They only used some 20% new oak and possibly did a softer vinification. It's approachable now, but it should also develop nicely in bottle, as the year had more acidity. 220,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2019. |
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Castilla y Leon | 3 | 94 (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£122.27 |
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Wine Advocate (94)The 2018 Aalto reflects the cooler conditions of the year, with a more austere profile, subtle aromas and a harmonious palate. This is a classic example of modern, ripe and well-oaked Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero, which this year feels creamy, juicy and balanced. This follows the path of 2017 with integrated oak (they used only around 20% new oak) and a lively palate in a more drinkable and approachable style. They added some new vineyards from the zone of Boada where the soils are red and the wines bring freshness and lots of fruit. The wine had a shorter maceration with the skins and a softer vinification. This is finer and more balanced, with finesse but still very much recognizable as Aalto. 300,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2020. They have a new white first produced in 2019 and a non-vintage red blend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the winery. They are also going to release small lots of library releases. The 2018s reflect the cooler year and show more integrated oak, following the path of the 2017. |
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Castilla y Leon | 6 | 94 (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£120.79 |
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Wine Advocate (94)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. |
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Castilla y Leon | 5 | - |
Inc. VAT
£117.19 |
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Steeped in tradition, the Aalto Ribera Del Duero 2021 hails from Spain's eminent Ribera Del Duero region, renowned for its exceptional viticulture. Crafted by Bodegas Aalto, a winery celebrated for its commitment to quality, this fine wine captures the essence of the region's unique terroir. Hand-harvested from 40 to 100-year-old vines and artfully aged in French and American oak barrels, this Tempranillo manifests a complexity that is testament to its prestigious origin and meticulous production. Aalto Ribera Del Duero 2021 is the epitome of elegance, offering a captivating array of flavours, marked by vivid red fruit notes complemented by refined hints of spice and oak. Its rich, velvety texture and well-balanced acidity culminate in a persistent and enveloping finish. Perfectly encapsulating Bodegas Aalto's mastery of winemaking, Aalto Ribera Del Duero 2021 is a wine of distinction, designed for the discerning palate. |
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Castilla y Leon | 2 | - |
Inc. VAT
£321.58 |
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Steeped in tradition, the Aalto Ribera Del Duero 2021 hails from Spain's eminent Ribera Del Duero region, renowned for its exceptional viticulture. Crafted by Bodegas Aalto, a winery celebrated for its commitment to quality, this fine wine captures the essence of the region's unique terroir. Hand-harvested from 40 to 100-year-old vines and artfully aged in French and American oak barrels, this Tempranillo manifests a complexity that is testament to its prestigious origin and meticulous production. Aalto Ribera Del Duero 2021 is the epitome of elegance, offering a captivating array of flavours, marked by vivid red fruit notes complemented by refined hints of spice and oak. Its rich, velvety texture and well-balanced acidity culminate in a persistent and enveloping finish. Perfectly encapsulating Bodegas Aalto's mastery of winemaking, Aalto Ribera Del Duero 2021 is a wine of distinction, designed for the discerning palate. |
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Castilla y Leon | 1 | 95 (JD) |
Inc. VAT
£281.60 |
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Jeb Dunnuck (95)Blending 100% Tempranillo from nine different villages in the province of Burgos and Valladolid, where the vines are from 40 to 80 years old, the 2022 is red fruit forward, juicy, and well-concentrated. French and American oak are used for aging 16 months after fermentation in stainless steel. With bright acidity providing energy to the length of creamy tannins and full-bodied intensity, this wine is built for approachability in its youth. Nonetheless, I see it aging well 10-15 years more. |
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Castilla y Leon | 1 | 94 (VN) |
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£588.40 |
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Vinous (94)Dark ruby. Strongly perfumed scents of exotic cherry-cola, blackberry, vanilla and Asian spices. Weighty but focused dark fruit flavors offer striking clarity and palate-staining concentration, with soft tannins building on the close. The cola quality lingers on the long, sweet finish. This wonderfully balances richness and vivacity. |
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Castilla y Leon | 6 | 98 (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£886.78 |
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Wine Advocate (98)The 2005 Aalto PS is 100% Tinto Fino from vineyards over 60 years of age. It was aged for 32 months in 70% new French oak. Saturated in appearance, the wine offers up notes of pain grille, balsamic, crushed stone, floral notes, and wild black fruits. Exceptionally powerful, focused, and beautifully proportioned, this full-bodied wine is dense, rich, and structured for the long haul. Give this super-long, impressive effort a decade in the cellar and drink it from 2018 to 2040. Patient purchasers will be well rewarded. |
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Castilla y Leon | 1 | 93 (DC) |
Inc. VAT
£410.14 |
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Decanter (93)The man behind this wine, Mariano García, was the winemaking director at Vega Sicilia for three decades. With fruit from old vines, it’s silky and lustrous, with a major concentration of dark, peppery fruit on both the nose and palate, and a surge of tannins on the finish. Still young, but super-fine. |
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Castilla y Leon | 2 | 93 (DC) |
Inc. VAT
£683.96 |
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Decanter (93)The man behind this wine, Mariano García, was the winemaking director at Vega Sicilia for three decades. With fruit from old vines, it’s silky and lustrous, with a major concentration of dark, peppery fruit on both the nose and palate, and a surge of tannins on the finish. Still young, but super-fine. |
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Castilla y Leon | 10 | 94 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£175.07 |
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Vinous (94)Inky ruby. A heady, complex bouquet evokes fresh blueberry, boysenberry, cherry compote and potpourri, with hints of vanilla and cola emerging slowly. Stains the palate with intense, energetic dark fruit preserve and floral pastille flavors. A spine of juicy acidity adds structure and powers a strikingly long, floral finish, which features supple tannins and lingering spiciness. |
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Coastal Region | 1 | 94 (VN) |
In Bond
£95.00 |
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Vinous (94)The 2019 Raaigras, pure Grenache including 15% stems, has a vibrant bouquet of red cherry and strawberry scents, demonstrating a little more presence than Badenhorst’s other reds. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, crisp red berry fruit and a liberal sprinkling of white pepper. The whole bunch addition lends more presence and density compared to other cuvées from Badenhorst, and there is superb length. The standout this year. |
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Coastal Region | 1 | 93 (VN) |
In Bond
£70.00 |
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Vinous (93)The 2021 Grenache Raaigras comes from vines planted in 1952, fully-destemmed and fermented in conical concrete vats. With dark cherries and raspberry coulis on the nose, this feels very cohesive with light slatey notes becoming more prominent with time. The palate is well balanced with a little chewiness on the entry, white pepper and touches for garrigues towards the persistent finish. Excellent. |
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Coastal Region | 1 | - |
In Bond
£70.00 |
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Coastal Region | 1 | - |
In Bond
£78.00 |
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Coastal Region | 1 | - |
In Bond
£74.00 |
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Castilla y Leon | 1 | - |
In Bond
£236.00 |
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Exquisite, bold, and nuanced, the Aalto Fuente de las Hontanillas 2020 is a triumph of Spanish winemaking from the esteemed Ribera del Duero region. Created by Bodegas Aalto, a world-renowned winery founded in 1998 by Mariano Garcia and Javier Zaccagnini, this vintage embodies precision, complexity, and balance. The hand-harvested Tempranillo grapes are matured for 16 months in French and American oak barrels, resulting in an exceptional wine boasting rich flavours of black cherry, plum, and chocolate, underpinned by earthy undertones and velvety tannins. The Aalto Fuente de las Hontanillas 2020 showcases Garcia's extraordinary prowess for creating sophisticated, New World-inspired wines that bear an unmistakable Old World soul. With its impressive ageing potential, this wine is poised to bring joy to discerning oenophiles for years to come. Immerse yourself in the exploration of the Aalto Fuente de las Hontanillas 2020's distinctive composition and style. |
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Castilla y Leon | 1 | 90+ (VN) |
In Bond
£132.00 |
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Vinous (90+)Bright purple. Pungent, intensely perfumed nose displays black and blue fruits, violet, Indian spices and a lively, peppery note. Sweet and lush on entry, then smoky and intense in the middle, offering brawny blackberry and mulberry flavors and suggestions of bitter chocolate and cracked pepper. Ripe but fresh, with a juicy, long finish that features notes of smoke and blackberry. This is pretty powerful for the vintage and deserves some patience. |
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Castilla y Leon | 1 | 92 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£120.00 |
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Vinous (92)(100% tempranillo, aged for 24 months in small French and American oak barrels): Opaque violet color. Ripe dark berry, cola and floral aromas, with a strong accent of incense. Fat, sweet and palate-staining, offering intense red and dark berry preserve flavors lifted by juicy acidity. Powerful yet comes off as quite graceful. Finishes very long and sweet, with supple tannins and persistent spiciness. |
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Castilla y Leon | 3 | 93 (WA) |
In Bond
£136.00 |
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Wine Advocate (93)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. 175,000 bottles were filled in July 2015 after 18 months in barrel. 2013 has delivered the freshest bottles of Aalto so far, a lighter regular Aalto and one of the best PS to date. |
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Castilla y Leon | 1 | 93 (WA) |
In Bond
£72.00 |
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Wine Advocate (93)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. 175,000 bottles were filled in July 2015 after 18 months in barrel. 2013 has delivered the freshest bottles of Aalto so far, a lighter regular Aalto and one of the best PS to date. |
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Castilla y Leon | 1 | 93-95 (WA) |
In Bond
£80.00 |
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Wine Advocate (93-95)When I tasted it, the 2016 Aalto had already been blended and taken out of the barrels, waiting to be bottled in a couple of weeks. It's still young and tender, with peachy aromas, a little creamy and with a soft palate where the tannins are fine-grained. In 2016, they used more vineyards, grapes from their own plots and others purchased from suppliers. They expect to fill some 280,000 bottles in late June 2018. 2016 was a higher-yielding year that provided fresh and balanced wines. It should age nicely. Javier Zaccagnini has left the Aalto project to focus on his solo project Sei Solo. So, this time I tasted the wine with Mariano García. |
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Castilla y Leon | 1 | 94 (WA) |
In Bond
£71.00 |
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Wine Advocate (94)The 2017 Aalto was a surprise for the vintage. They had to select the grapes from their own vineyards, and they produced less wine. It feels a little lighter and fresher, more approachable at this point in time. The oak also seems to be more integrated. It's a very drinkable Aalto in its style. They only used some 20% new oak and possibly did a softer vinification. It's approachable now, but it should also develop nicely in bottle, as the year had more acidity. 220,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2019. |
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Castilla y Leon | 3 | 94 (WA) |
In Bond
£95.00 |
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Wine Advocate (94)The 2018 Aalto reflects the cooler conditions of the year, with a more austere profile, subtle aromas and a harmonious palate. This is a classic example of modern, ripe and well-oaked Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero, which this year feels creamy, juicy and balanced. This follows the path of 2017 with integrated oak (they used only around 20% new oak) and a lively palate in a more drinkable and approachable style. They added some new vineyards from the zone of Boada where the soils are red and the wines bring freshness and lots of fruit. The wine had a shorter maceration with the skins and a softer vinification. This is finer and more balanced, with finesse but still very much recognizable as Aalto. 300,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2020. They have a new white first produced in 2019 and a non-vintage red blend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the winery. They are also going to release small lots of library releases. The 2018s reflect the cooler year and show more integrated oak, following the path of the 2017. |
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Castilla y Leon | 6 | 94 (WA) |
In Bond
£94.00 |
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Wine Advocate (94)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. |
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Castilla y Leon | 5 | - |
In Bond
£91.00 |
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Steeped in tradition, the Aalto Ribera Del Duero 2021 hails from Spain's eminent Ribera Del Duero region, renowned for its exceptional viticulture. Crafted by Bodegas Aalto, a winery celebrated for its commitment to quality, this fine wine captures the essence of the region's unique terroir. Hand-harvested from 40 to 100-year-old vines and artfully aged in French and American oak barrels, this Tempranillo manifests a complexity that is testament to its prestigious origin and meticulous production. Aalto Ribera Del Duero 2021 is the epitome of elegance, offering a captivating array of flavours, marked by vivid red fruit notes complemented by refined hints of spice and oak. Its rich, velvety texture and well-balanced acidity culminate in a persistent and enveloping finish. Perfectly encapsulating Bodegas Aalto's mastery of winemaking, Aalto Ribera Del Duero 2021 is a wine of distinction, designed for the discerning palate. |
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Castilla y Leon | 2 | - |
In Bond
£248.00 |
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Steeped in tradition, the Aalto Ribera Del Duero 2021 hails from Spain's eminent Ribera Del Duero region, renowned for its exceptional viticulture. Crafted by Bodegas Aalto, a winery celebrated for its commitment to quality, this fine wine captures the essence of the region's unique terroir. Hand-harvested from 40 to 100-year-old vines and artfully aged in French and American oak barrels, this Tempranillo manifests a complexity that is testament to its prestigious origin and meticulous production. Aalto Ribera Del Duero 2021 is the epitome of elegance, offering a captivating array of flavours, marked by vivid red fruit notes complemented by refined hints of spice and oak. Its rich, velvety texture and well-balanced acidity culminate in a persistent and enveloping finish. Perfectly encapsulating Bodegas Aalto's mastery of winemaking, Aalto Ribera Del Duero 2021 is a wine of distinction, designed for the discerning palate. |
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Castilla y Leon | 1 | 95 (JD) |
In Bond
£214.00 |
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Jeb Dunnuck (95)Blending 100% Tempranillo from nine different villages in the province of Burgos and Valladolid, where the vines are from 40 to 80 years old, the 2022 is red fruit forward, juicy, and well-concentrated. French and American oak are used for aging 16 months after fermentation in stainless steel. With bright acidity providing energy to the length of creamy tannins and full-bodied intensity, this wine is built for approachability in its youth. Nonetheless, I see it aging well 10-15 years more. |
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Castilla y Leon | 1 | 94 (VN) |
In Bond
£480.00 |
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Vinous (94)Dark ruby. Strongly perfumed scents of exotic cherry-cola, blackberry, vanilla and Asian spices. Weighty but focused dark fruit flavors offer striking clarity and palate-staining concentration, with soft tannins building on the close. The cola quality lingers on the long, sweet finish. This wonderfully balances richness and vivacity. |
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Castilla y Leon | 6 | 98 (WA) |
In Bond
£719.00 |
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Wine Advocate (98)The 2005 Aalto PS is 100% Tinto Fino from vineyards over 60 years of age. It was aged for 32 months in 70% new French oak. Saturated in appearance, the wine offers up notes of pain grille, balsamic, crushed stone, floral notes, and wild black fruits. Exceptionally powerful, focused, and beautifully proportioned, this full-bodied wine is dense, rich, and structured for the long haul. Give this super-long, impressive effort a decade in the cellar and drink it from 2018 to 2040. Patient purchasers will be well rewarded. |
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Castilla y Leon | 1 | 93 (DC) |
In Bond
£328.00 |
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Decanter (93)The man behind this wine, Mariano García, was the winemaking director at Vega Sicilia for three decades. With fruit from old vines, it’s silky and lustrous, with a major concentration of dark, peppery fruit on both the nose and palate, and a surge of tannins on the finish. Still young, but super-fine. |
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Castilla y Leon | 2 | 93 (DC) |
In Bond
£547.00 |
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Decanter (93)The man behind this wine, Mariano García, was the winemaking director at Vega Sicilia for three decades. With fruit from old vines, it’s silky and lustrous, with a major concentration of dark, peppery fruit on both the nose and palate, and a surge of tannins on the finish. Still young, but super-fine. |
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Castilla y Leon | 10 | 94 (VN) |
In Bond
£139.00 |
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Vinous (94)Inky ruby. A heady, complex bouquet evokes fresh blueberry, boysenberry, cherry compote and potpourri, with hints of vanilla and cola emerging slowly. Stains the palate with intense, energetic dark fruit preserve and floral pastille flavors. A spine of juicy acidity adds structure and powers a strikingly long, floral finish, which features supple tannins and lingering spiciness. |
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