AALTO 2021
Climatic conditions
The farming year started with a rainy October, autumn had smooth temperatures and rainfalls were around 150 l/m2.
The year 2021 began with a strong storm, Filomena, that caused big snowfalls and a sudden decrease of temperatures reaching -12ºC.
Soft temperatures and little precipitation remained the rest of winter. Springtime initiated with a decrease of temperatures and some frosts in mid- April that scarcely affected the buds.
The vines sprouted the first days of May. July started with smooth temperatures and a heat wave arrived in the middle of this month whose high temperatures extended until August. No rains happened. September’s storms left some showers that led to an optimal ripening of the grapes.
Grape origin
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.
Tasting notes
This wine shows an elegant purple colour in the glass.
On the nose it expresses the aromatic potential of the tinta fina with its red fruits and liquorice nuances. The barrel ageing has conferred spicy notes on the nose and a silky touch with good acidity on the mouth inviting us to drink another glass.
Average oak ageing
17 months in French and American oak barrels.
| Vintage | R.Parker | Guía Peñín | Guía Gourmets | Wine Spectator | Decanter | Tim Atkin | Jeb Dunnuck |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 95 | 92 | 9/10 | – | – | – | – |
| 2009 | 91 | 93 | 8.75/10 | – | – | – | – |
| 2010 | 94 | 94 | 97 | 92 | – | – | – |
| 2011 | 91 | 94 | 99 | – | 90 | – | – |
| 2012 | 93 | – | 95 | 94 | – | – | – |
| 2013 | 93 | – | 95 | – | – | – | – |
| 2014 | 92 | – | 95 | 92 | – | – | – |
| 2015 | 94 | 93 | – | 95 | – | – | – |
| 2016 | 93 – 95 | 94 | 96 | – | – | – | – |
| 2017 | 94 | – | – | – | – | 94 | – |
| 2018 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | 95 |
| 2019 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2020 | 94 | 92 | – | 94 |
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