2013 Bodegas Los Astrales Ribera del Duero Astrales

Community Tasting Notes (8) Median Score: 89 points

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  10/28/2021 - Christian von Dresky Likes this wine: 90 Points

  I have never been disappointed by this wine. The perfect drinking window, if you like a good mixture of maturity and softness combined with some initial primary fruit and still recognizable tannin. This really makes you pour the next glass. Violet reflexes in a deep ruby red, nearly no brickinf on the edges. Strong plums in the nose and on the palate and in all kinds like fresh dark, prunes, cinnamon spiced and Slivovitz. Very well made and can go on some years. I wouldn't wait 10 more years for the next bottle but. 3-5 might be appropriate.

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  2/26/2021 - BHP1994 wrote: flawed

  Last bottle of this and it was badly corked.

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  2/9/2020 - MM29 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Gut gemachter einfach zu verstehender Wein. Easy drinking am Sonntag Abend. Dunkle Beeren, weiche Tannine, etwas kurzer Abgang

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  9/29/2019 - MM29 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  In den Schweizer Restaurants kommt man an Aalto und Astrales nicht vorbei...schöner RdD in guter Trinkreife, passt zu Tapas

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  12/17/2018 - Portland Seth wrote: 86 Points

  Cranberry, strawberry and tar. Tart and not terribly appealing, could improve another couple points with another 5 years. Optimistic that the 14s have good scores.

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