Áster Finca El Otero 2018
37.16₣ (Exc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Switzerland
Viñedos y Bodegas Áster
Ribera del Duero
18 for immediate shipment
Features
Type of wine
Style
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Winery
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Country
Region
Appellation
Alcohol
14.0%
Grapes
Serving
Between 14ºC and 16ºC
Winemaking
Malolactic fermentation and ageing for 12 months in new French oak barrels.
Description
High in the Ribera del Duero, at 850 metres above sea level, Áster Finca El Otero, the Áster winery's most personal and precise wine, is born. It comes from a single plot of clay-loam soils, dry and low in nutrients, where the vines express themselves with effort, depth and character. This estate, discovered as a silent jewel, came to prominence after a particularly austere harvest, when its grapes showed an unusual balance between power and freshness. Since then, it has been vinified separately, as a tribute to the house's most demanding and haughty terroir.
Áster Finca El Otero is a single varietal Tinta del Pais, the purest expression of the riverside Tempranillo, adapted to the rigour of the continental climate and the extreme thermal contrast of this altitude. Small berries, thick skin, natural structure: ideal raw material for a long-ageing red wine.
Winemaking
The grapes for Áster Finca El Otero are harvested at dawn, keeping their tension intact. A cold maceration is carried out for a week before the alcoholic fermentation begins spontaneously, which lasts 16 days. The wine is then transferred to new French oak barrels where, for just over three months, it undergoes malolactic fermentation with weekly bâtonnage. Only the best barrels are selected for an ageing period of 16 months in new oak, with two traditional rackings before bottling.
Taste
Áster Finca El Otero shows restrained elegance on the nose: ripe black fruit, hints of cocoa, freshly ground coffee, blond tobacco and a mineral trace reminiscent of graphite. As it opens up, it displays balsamic and spicy nuances. The palate is concentrated but fresh, with silky tannins, lively acidity and an enveloping texture. Long, persistent, with hints of blackberry, liquorice and clove. A sober and sophisticated wine, with the strength of the Ribera and the finesse of the great reds of the world.
Áster Finca El Otero is perfect to accompany roast meats, suckling pig, lamb and cured cheeses. But also to drink alone, in silence, when you want to understand where a wine comes from and where it can go.
Shipping to Switzerland
50% discount on orders over 377.59₣*Estimated transit time: 6-7 working days.
| Bottles | Price | Over 377.59₣* |
|---|---|---|
| 1-6 | 22.80₣ | 11.40₣ (-11.40₣) |
| 7-12 | 28.23₣ | 14.11₣ (-14.11₣) |
| 13-18 | 34.83₣ | 17.42₣ (-17.42₣) |
| 19-24 | 43.80₣ | 21.90₣ (-21.90₣) |
| 25-30 | 49.09₣ | 24.54₣ (-24.54₣) |
| 31-36 | 54.75₣ | 27.38₣ (-27.38₣) |
| 37-42 | 58.53₣ | 29.26₣ (-29.26₣) |
| 43-48 | 60.42₣ | 30.21₣ (-30.21₣) |
| 49-54 | 66.08₣ | 33.04₣ (-33.04₣) |
| 55-60 | 71.74₣ | 35.87₣ (-35.87₣) |
| VAT not included | ||
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