Aalto 2018

The vineyard was founded by Mariano Garcia and Javier Zaccagnini in February 1999, in one of the great wine regions of Spain, Ribera del Duero. Their dream was to make a high quality wine, with a distinct personality and to reflect each of the places where it comes from. of several vineyards in other regions of Spain. Their experience gave stability to the project, consolidating it. From 1999 to 2004, Aalto wines were produced in a rented winery in Roa, in the south of Burgos province. All this time, the owners continued their search for a place to build their own winery. They found him in Quitanilla de Arriba, Valladolid province. The first part of the winery located on the 15 ha was completed in 2005. It was completed in 2016, being a special modern architectural achievement, but which fits without ostentation into the typical landscape of the Ribera del Duero. Javier Zaccagnini a left the company in 2018 to dedicate himself to a personal project, Sei Solo. Today, Aalto belongs to the Spanish groups Masaveau, with vineyards in Rioja (Murúa), Rías Baixas (Fillaboa) and Navarra (Pagos de Araiz) and Enate (Somontano), with Mariano Garcia. They control 130 hectares cultivated with Tinto Fino – 40–100-year-old vines of exceptional quality, spread over more than 200 plains located in nine different localities of the appellation. Due to differences in climate and altitude, the vineyards are harvested at different dates. No herbicides or chemical fertilizers are used at Aalto. with the scent of well-ripened red fruits, licorice and spices Taste: fresh, complex, long and fleshy, with perfect balance and persistent structure given by sweet, elegant tannins Gastronomic recommendations: red meat steaks, large game, lamb steak , ducks stews, fried sausages, Serrano ham Serving temperature 16-18 ° C Optimal consumption period: 2021 – 2026 Various Burgos and Valladolid provinces. They were collected in small boxes of 15 kg and selected bunches with bunches. The wine was aged for 16 months in French and American oak barrels.