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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.8 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 140 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Rickfor on 4/29/2024 & rated 92 points: - Ruby color. (162 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 3/2/2024 & rated 92 points: Beautiful and luxurious bouquet with oak, some smoke, dark berries and vanilla. On the palate dark berries, some sweet chocolate, sweet spices, lovely and mild acidity and round and soft tannin. Great length. Lovely wine in the first half of its maturity stage. (673 views) | | | Tasted by Rickfor on 1/31/2024 & rated 92 points: - Garnet color. (606 views) | | | Tasted by vr.bart on 10/1/2023 & rated 93 points: This bottle performed noticeably better than the previous one. Drink now. But can hold a bit longer still. (1549 views) | | | Tasted by vincentnip on 2/11/2023 & rated 90 points: 中紅，微香，帶酸，2hrs (654 views) | | | Tasted by South Bend on 11/8/2021 & rated 91 points: I guess I have a different take than others. A beautiful wine, but I felt it is quite subtle because everything is in harmony. I would not describe as full, but rather so well balanced that no one facet stands out over the other. Tannins, acidity all coordinated so that none is prominent. Make sense? (6606 views) | | | Tasted by shellylowen on 10/18/2021 & rated 92 points: Plum, blackberry, cocoa, and very savory. Medium acidity and finish. (1978 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 9/19/2021 & rated 92 points: Beautiful bouquet with dark berries and vanilla. On the palate dark berries, tar, sweet spices, well dosed oak and good acidity and round tannin. Young maturity stage now. (1654 views) | | | Tasted by sms21 on 3/30/2021 & rated 92 points: Great wine at a perfect time. (4022 views) | | | Tasted by shellylowen on 11/9/2020 & rated 93 points: Full body, great nose, gnarly tannins that provide a long finish. Tar, leather, licorice, plum, pepper flavors. Good acidity. (4073 views) | | | Tasted by Arnerask on 4/2/2020 & rated 92 points: fantastisk vin (5276 views) | | | Tasted by tantotinto on 3/22/2020 & rated 92 points: Prominent oak at first sniff that faded with time. Then dark fruit, cocoa and savory flavor. Full and rich. A very good wine. (1978 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 10/15/2019 & rated 92 points: Monthly Tuesday group "The Dead Sparrow" #042: Spain Tempranillo around 2011 (By AG): Beautiful bouquet with dark berries and sweet spices. On the palate dark berries, sweet spices, some herbs, beautiful acidity and a firm dose of sweetness. Overall a beautifully balanced wine with round tannin. (4552 views) | | | Tasted by Yaozi on 8/25/2019 & rated 94 points: Shared at a dinner party with six people. Served with lamb, which was an ideal pairing. This is a beautiful wine with wonderful flavor, subtle tannins and not overwhelmed by alcohol. It is fruit forward with lots of red fruit nuance that lingers on the palate. Nice finish. The wine drinks perfectlly now - I don't think it will get better - but it should sit nicely in a cellar for several more years. (2714 views) | | | Tasted by tantotinto on 8/19/2019 & rated 92 points: Delicious. Fruit forward but not over the top. Licorice, dark berry and savory. Many years to go but too good now to encourage patience, for me at least. (1901 views) | | | Tasted by jeffreylubowski on 6/8/2019 & rated 89 points: Well I'm kinda the debbie downer here. While I did like the wine enough and feel its well made and clean, it seemed a tad too hot and oaked/spoofed for my tastes. Very purple. Purple. So purple. 100% Tinto fino should have some red fruits right? Toasted wood, BlackBerry, vanilla. Not bad just not my thing I guess. (2598 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 5/13/2019 & rated 92 points: Weekly tasting group RWP #330; Spain; Priorat, Rioja or Ribeira del Duero (@ JdB): Chocolate and sweet spices in the bouquet, vanilla and black berries. On the palate a firm dose of well integrated oak. Beautifully fresh acidity and soft, slightly drying tannin. Pleasant bite and a good length. (1996 views) | | | Tasted by rija on 3/23/2019 & rated 94 points: Extra allt, på ett bra sätt. Frukt, syra, kraft i en härlig balans (2379 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 2/6/2019 & rated 92 points: Monthly Tasting Group EEE; Educational blind tasting (@ My place): Dark berries, toast and lead pencil in the bouquet. Same on the palate, chocolate good acidity and length. Beautiful wine with good complexity and still a future of at least 4+ years. I planned my next bottle for 2021. 92+ (2336 views) | | | Tasted by erikdahlin on 12/31/2018: Dark and fairly opaque ruby, intensely rich aroma of dark red fruits -- wow, this smelled spectacular on first swirl! Although I wasn't positive what I was tasting flavor wise, I got a strong, almost inky richness -- but at the same time not being pounded over the head with tannins. Balanced intensity, with some black pepper spice in the mix. Highly recommended. (2203 views) | | | Tasted by mikemboutiquewines on 12/16/2018 & rated 94 points: Really nice wine! I am a big fan. (1857 views) | | | Tasted by wmccone54 on 11/16/2018 & rated 93 points: Decanted and enjoyed over two evenings with sausage, mushrooms, peppers and onions. Dark ruby color, full bodied, and medium plus alcohol. Powerful with developing, and intense balance of black and red fruit; emerging complexity of primary, secondary, and tertiary aromas and flavors; all underscored with fine grained tannins and fresh acidity. Finishes long and smooth. Still early in the drinking window; this should cellar for at least another ten years. Outstanding. (2292 views) | | | Tasted by Hawk94 on 8/24/2018 & rated 93 points: Very concentrated, fresh, lots of dark fruits, delicious! (3387 views) | | | Tasted by Pavan on 8/3/2018 & rated 93 points: Still young! (2147 views) | | | Tasted by CWilliam on 7/23/2018: 92+/- Did not take notes. Would buy again. (2086 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Central Spain: Tempranillo and Beyond (Dec 2015) (12/1/2015)
(Bodegas Aalto Aalto) Subscribe to see review text. | By Ferran Centelles
JancisRobinson.com (8/14/2015)
(Aalto Ribera del Duero Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (6/18/2015)
(Aalto Ribera del Duero Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, September/October 2014, IWC Issue #176
(Aalto Ribera Del Duero) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (2/26/2015)
(Bodegas AAlto Ribera del Duero AAlto) Saturated, very dark ruby color; baked red currant nose; silky textured, medium bodied, baked raspberry, ripe black fruit palate; medium-plus finish (20 months in French & American oak) 89 points |
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| Bodegas AAlto Producer websiteTempranillo Varietal character (Appellation America) | TAPAS: Tempranillo Advocates, Producers and Amigos Society
Tempranillo is the premium red wine grape variety from the Rioja and Ribera del Duero region in Spain. Tempranillo's aromas and flavors often combine elements of berryish fruit, herbaceousness, and an earthy-leathery minerality. Being low in acidity and sugar content, it is commonly blended with Carignan (Mazuela), Grenache (Garnacha), Graciano, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
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The varietal is at its best in top Riojas, where oak aging is employed to generate increased complexity and harmony. From the best sites, these wines can be remarkably concentrated with great aging potential. New wines from this region are darker, and more robust, with more dynamic primary fruit flavors than traditionally styled examples. These wines seem to reflect the influence of Spain's other key region for Tempranillo, Ribera del Duero. Regardless of style, Riojas tend to be medium bodied wines, with more acid than tannins. These wines generally feature Tempranillo blended with Garancha, Mazuelo, and Graciano. For these wines, there are three quality levels, which will appear on the label. Everyday drinking wines fall under the category of "Crianza", "Reserva" denotes more complex and concentrated wines, and "Gran Reserva" refers to the most intense wines, made only in the best years.
The same labeling scheme applies to wines from Ribera del Duero, which, like Rioja, is dominated by Tempranillo and shares similar blending grapes. Again, Ribera del Duero wines are generally darker and more powerful than the most traditional Riojas. These wines also generally see less oak treatment than Riojas. From Rioja, we like wines from Allende, Marqués de Cáceres, Montecillo, and Cune. In Ribera del Duero, consider Dominio de Pingus, Emilio Moro, Convento San Francisco, and Pesquera.
Pair older-style Rioja with simple meats like chicken, leg of lamb, and pork loin. However, the newer style of Rioja and Ribera del Duero works especially well with bolder meat dishes or an aged Spanish cheese like Manchego or Idiazabal. Spain Vinos de España - Wines of Spain (Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior) | Wikipedia
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Spain is the third largest wine producing nation in the world, occupying the majority of the Iberian Peninsula with vast diversity in climate, culture, and of course, wine. From inky, dark reds of the [Priorat] to dry, white Finos from Andalusia, Spain can easily boast of elaborating a wide variety of notable styles. Within Spain there are currently 62 demarcated wine regions, of which a handful have gained international recognition: [Rioja], Priorat and [Ribera del Duero]. Yet these regions are only a small sample of the high quality wines Spain produces. Regions such as Cava, Penedes, Somontano, Galicia, Rueda and Jerez are only a few of the numerous regions worthy of exploration throughout Spain. Spain can also lay claim to having the most land under vine in the world, growing up to, by some accounts, 600 indigenous varietals of which Tempranillo is their most well known. Other popular varietals include [Garnacha], Bobal and Monastrell for reds and for whites; the infamous [sic] Palomino Fino grape which is used in the production of sherry wine, Pedro Ximenez in Montilla Morilles, Albarino used in the creation of the bright, effervescent wines of Galicia, and Verdejo in Rueda. - Source: - Catavino.net
Spain is not in the forefront of winemaking for its dessert wines, other than for its sweet wines from Sherry country including the highly revered Olorosos (when sweetened). But apart from Sherry Spain has a range of styles of dessert wines, ranging from the those made from the Pedro Ximenez grape primarily in Jerez and Montilla-Moriles) to luscious, red dessert wines made in the Mediterranean from the Garnacha (Grenache) grape. Some good Moscatels are made in Mallorca, Alicante and Navarre. The northwest corner of Spain, Galicia, with its bitter Atlantic climate, is even making dessert wines, called “Tostadillos” in the village of Ribadivia (similar to France’s “Vin de Paille”). The Canary Islands have made interesting dessert wines for centuries (they are mentioned by Shakespeare, for example) and in recent years the quality of winemaking has been improved and the Canary Islands wines are being better marketed now. The winemaking styles for “Vinos Dulces” are also diverse, from “Late Harvest” (Vendimia Tardía) to “Fortified Wines” (Fermentación Parcial). Based on in-spain.info.Castilla y León Castilla y León Wine (Turismo Castilla y León )Ribera del Duero El Corazón del Duero - The Heart of Duero (Consejo Regulador de la D.O. Ribera del Duero) |
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