In the glass
Aroma: cassis, dark cherry, cedar, incense
Palate: concentrated black fruit, graphite, mineral, polished tannins
Aster's prestige single-vineyard label from the El Otero parcel, with concentrated cassis, graphite and mineral character from 20 months in French oak and the estate's best old vines.
What it pairs with
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Roast rack of lamb with garlic and thyme
The wine's polished intensity and cedar spice suit aromatic herb-roasted lamb. -
Grilled Iberico secreto
Polished tannins and concentrated fruit complement the premium marbled Iberico cut. -
Manchego DOP curado
Firm tannins and mineral notes pair well with the firm savoury sheep's cheese.
History
Finca El Otero is Aster's prestige single-parcel selection from the estate's best plots at Anguix. It represents the La Rioja Alta group's ambition for a Ribera del Duero wine of the highest quality, using the long ageing and careful barrel philosophy they apply in Rioja.
- 2008 — First Finca El Otero vintage released as Aster's prestige label
Facts
- Producer
- Bodegas Aster
- Grapes
- Tinto Fino
- Classification
- DO Ribera del Duero
- Oak
- 20 months in new and second-fill French oak
- ABV
- 14.5%
- Price
- EUR 55-80 at retail
- Drinking window
- 10-20 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2008