Aalto, Ribera Duero Ps Vintage:2005 fresh straw

fresh straw

full and intense flavors brimming with power and muscle yet this by no means lacks for grace or elegance on the reserved but driving finish

this brilliant effort needs a handful of years in the cellar and will live to see its 30th birthday in fine form

brooding and focused flavors that explode on the hugely long and deep finish

along with subtle tarragon and vanilla qualities

Aalto, Ribera Duero Ps Vintage:2005 fresh strawI find the 2015 PS to be a little marked by the levage from a dry and warm year that resulted in a concentrated wine. The grapes come from La Horra, La Aguilera and Hontoria, and they used a little more grapes from La Horra. This is a ripe, heady, concentrated Tempranillo with abundant, grainy tannins. It's a wine for fans of the style and needs several years in bottle to balance its tannins. This reaches 15% alcohol. It's a different style from the