Bodegas Aalto: PS Aalto Tempranillo 2023

Bodegas Aalto: PS Aalto Tempranillo 2023

Tempranillo 100%
rød, tør
14,5% Vol.
Drikkemoden: 2029–2055
silkeblød og aromatisk
rig på tanniner
frugt-orienteret
Lobenberg: 98/100
Jeb Dunnuck: 98/100
Tim Atkin: 95/100
Parker: 95/100
Suckling: 95/100
Galloni: 95/100
Parker zu 2022: 94/100
Spanien, Ribera del Duero
Allergener: Sulfitter,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
PS Aalto Tempranillo 2023

98
/100

Aalto producerer store vine til nydelse. Og hvis vi allerede var så begejstrede for den enkle Aalto, så gør PS det endnu bedre. Alt er mere intenst, dybere, finere, ædlere. Næsen eksploderer bogstaveligt talt med slanger, pomerans, brombær, boysenbær og en yderst interessant note af cassis, måske endda "på toppen" af crème de cassis. På trods af vinens kraft er der en fantastisk smag på tungen. En fantastisk syre og de mest finpolerede tanniner, man kan forestille sig. Fløjl og silke med en kraftig baghånd. Et strejf af vanilje svæver bag det hele på grund af mindst 20 måneder i nyt fransk træ, men kun meget subtilt, måske mere som tonkabønne. Man kan endda fornemme et strejf af fyrreskov. Denne vin er en rigtig "teaser" og "pleaser", en vin, som mange kan blive enige om, men med en klar tendens til storhed. Et komplekst værk, storslået hedonistisk og en førsteklasses oplevelse.

Årsrapporten

Den spektakulære årgang 2023 betragtes i Spanien som en milepæl inden for elegance. Vinen er betydeligt mere afbalanceret end 2022 og fremstår som en moden, ualmindelig harmonisk version af 2020. Den charmerer med en stenet reduktion, en betagende renhed og en præcis symmetri af absolut verdensklasse.

98
/100

Jeb Dunnuck om: PS Aalto Tempranillo

From much older Tempranillo vines, the 2023 Pagos Seleccionados is a knockout, exceptionally fresh and elegant, with bolts of lavender, licorice, and black and red fruit cradled in supple tannins. The producer used to age this wine for 30 months in new French oak but has reduced the time to 21 months, and it shows the balanced integration of that decision. These are just beautiful, age-worthy, complex wines across the board, this one made in small amounts, full-bodied and gorgeous.

95
/100

Tim Atkin om: PS Aalto Tempranillo

S is short for Pagos Seleccionados and is the icon wine from Alto, made with grapes from individual parcels in La Aguilera, La Horra and Baños de Valdearados. It's one of the best young releases of this wine that I've tasted, with well-handled new French and a little American oak, plenty of structure and layers, polished tannins, blackberry and blueberry fruit flavours and a lovely interplay between wood sweetness and chalky minerality. Good now and will improve in bottle.

95
/100

Parker om: PS Aalto Tempranillo

The top of the range I tasted was also from 2023, a warm and ripe year but more balanced and fresher than 2022. The 2023 PS, which stands for Pagos Seleccionados ("selected vineyards"), matured in new French oak barrels for 21 months. It has a creamy, spicy and smoky nose, which is intoxicating and showy. The textbook notes of black fruit, spices, ash and quality oak are there, as is the round and lush palate with abundant tannins that should make it long lived. It comes in at 14.5% alcohol, with a pH of 3.54 and 5.33 grams of acidity. It was bottled in September 2025.

95
/100

Suckling om: PS Aalto Tempranillo

This has an aromatic nose of ripe dark berries, stones and a touch of citrus. The palate is medium- to full-bodied with a plush, linear expression of fruit, vibrancy and expressive oak. Drink now.

95
/100

Galloni om: PS Aalto Tempranillo

The 2023 Aalto PS comes from Ribera del Duero and was aged in French oak barrels. Slightly mature and balsamic in profile, it opens with plum, bay leaf and camphor, layered with black fruit, balsamic herbs and fine oak. Complex and still shaped by its élevage, the house style’s trademark oak richness finds a darker expression in this vintage. Dry and lightly plush on the palate, it combines fine-grained tannins with greater energy than usual, delivering a more driven feel across the mouth. Black fruit, balsamic tones and oak linger through the finish, underscoring both the wine’s depth and its renewed vitality.

Smagsnotat
94
/100

Parker zu 2022 om: PS Aalto Tempranillo

There's always a little bit more of everything in the PS compared with the regular Aalto. The 2022 PS, cropped from a very warm and dry year, is not only more powerful and tannic but also more balanced and elegant, in that Castilian rustic way. It comes in at 15% alcohol and packs a punch; it's generously oaked (it spent 20 months in new French oak barrels), creamy, toasty and smoky and leaves a dry, chalky sensation in the finish. This is very much for the fans of the style. It's powerful and concentrated with abundant oak. 35,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in September 2024.

Smagsnotat

Weingut om: PS Aalto Tempranillo

Autumn began with unusually high temperatures and a marked lack of rainfall. It was not until late October that the first rains arrived, continuing regularly throughout November. Temperatures remained mild until the end of that month, when the first frosts were recorded. Several weather fronts brought significant rainfall during December, along with a gradual drop in temperatures. Although the beginning of winter was not particularly harsh, the season ended up being cold and dry. This pattern persisted until late March, when temperatures began to rise. Spring was mild and mostly dry. Frosts occurred in May, followed by storms at the end of the month, some of which extended sporadically into June. Summer was marked by intense drought and several heatwaves, posing challenges for crops and vineyard management. The grape harvest began in early September, under unstable weather conditions and with some rainfall during the picking period. 100% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) primarily from very old vines – 60 to 90 years old – from selected plots in La Horra and La Aguilera. The harvest was done by hand, in small boxes of 15 kilos that are thoroughly inspected, bunch by bunch, on the selection table. Ageing 21 months in new French oak barrels. Reddish-purple color. The nose reveals black fruit, spices, and soft notes of fine wood. On the palate, it offers a fresh sensation with good structure and volume, and a subtle, lingering finish.

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Bodegas Aalto

Bodegas Aalto-projektet blev lanceret i februar 1999 af Mariano Garcia i den berømte vinregion Ribera del Duero (Spanien).

PS Aalto Tempranillo 2023