Serve at 16°C with beef steaks, lamb, and game stews or roasts.
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Red dry
Aalto PS Ribera del Duero DO 2021 is an outstanding wine that perfectly reflects the Ribera del Duero region’s 2021 vintage. Its broad, expansive palate and expressive finish, together with beautifully balanced tannins, give the wine depth and a full-bodied mouthfeel. Ageing for 21 months in oak barrels allows a wider range of nuances to emerge, enriching both flavour and aroma.
The wine is made from grapes sourced from old vines (most 60–90 years old), harvested from exceptional parcels in La Horra and La Aguilera. The main aromatic notes are ripe dark berries, subtly intertwined with spicy oak and a mineral touch, creating a multi-layered bouquet.
The wine not only maintains elegance and fruit purity, but also has the potential to become even more complex with time, making it well suited to long-term cellaring.
Only 35,000 bottles produced.
Serve at 16°C with beef steaks, lamb, and game stews or roasts.
The 2021 PS has a similar profile as the regular Aalto but with a little bit more of everything, more ripeness—playing dangerously with overripeness—and alcohol (15%), more concentration and power and also more oak that reveals itself in the shape or aromas of fried corn. It's powerful and tannic, in need of years in bottle and/or powerful food. This is very good in its style, impeccably crafted and aged in the best barrels money can buy. 35,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in September 2023.
Bodegas Aalto (official name — Aalto Bodegas y Viñedos) was founded in 1999 by two prominent figures in the wine world: Mariano García, long-time technical director at Vega Sicilia, and Javier Zaccagnini, then director of the Ribera del Duero appellation. Their goal was to create wines with a clear individual identity that reflect the diversity of terroirs while achieving maximum complexity and balance.
In 2006, the Masaveu and Nozaleda families—bringing extensive experience in the wine industry—joined the project.
Wines and Strategy
Bodegas Aalto manages approximately 130 hectares of old-vine (40–100 years) ‘Tinto Fino’ (Tempranillo) vineyards, divided into more than 200 individual plots across nine municipalities in the Ribera del Duero region. These sites encompass a wide range of soil types and microclimates, enabling the creation of complex, multi-layered wine blends.
Grapes are grown without herbicides or chemical fertilizers, under strict quality standards, and yields are kept low—resulting in wines of exceptional intensity and concentration.
Winery and Winemaking Philosophy
The winery’s first production facility was leased in Roa (1999–2004). Later, a purpose-built winery was constructed in Quintanilla de Arriba, with the first phase completed in 2005 and a second expansion in 2016. The architecture is modern and minimalist, seamlessly integrated into the surrounding landscape.
Winemaking combines advanced fermentation technologies (stainless steel, concrete, and oak) with a strong focus on grape authenticity and minimal intervention.
Flagship Wines
Bodegas Aalto produces two main labels:
Recognition and Accolades
