Aalto PS - 2020 (750ml)

The heady and ripe 2020 PS follows the house style and the profile of the regular Aalto from the same vintage, with slightly higher ripeness, more creaminess and toastier oak. It's predictable and very good at it, with abundant, slightly dusty tannins and some chalkiness in the pungent, intense and oaky finish. It has 15% alcohol and mellow acidity. For fans of oaky and ripe Tempranillo. 35,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in September 2022 after 21 months in new French oak barrels. Aalto is one of the icons of modern Ribera del Duero, famous for their exuberant, ripe and generously oaked reds. It's owned by the Nozaleda and Masaveu families and winemaker Marian García of Mauro (et al.) fame. They control 130 hectares of vineyards in nine different villages and produce 320,000 bottles per year.
Wine Advocate - 95 points