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Astrales 2012 75cl

DO | Ribera del Duero | Castilla y León | Spain
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Critics scores
93 Robert Parker
I was very impressed with the 2012 Astrales, which has notes of flowers, Indian spices, tons of fruit and nicely integrated oak. It's compact, with no fissures, great balance and all components in sync, fine-grained tannins and good acidity. 54,000 bottles produced. There is a change in the winemaking team of Astrales, and Pepe Hidalgo is now in charge of the wines. The 2012s I tasted are still from Eduardo García.
91 Wine Spectator
Dense and polished, this red delivers mouthfilling flavors of black cherry, cocoa, licorice and tobacco, with a balanced structure and a fresh finish. Focused, showing good energy. Drink now through 2022. 3,500 cases made. –TM
Producer
Bodegas Los Astrales
Recently established at the turn of the century, Los Astrales was founded by the Romero de la Cruz family. The 28-hectare estate has now become a grower-producer with the addition of technical consultant, Eduardo García. Son of the famed Mariano García – owner of Bodegas Mauro and Maurodos, Eduardo took the three generational grape growing family to world renowned wine producers in a matter of years. Today, Los Astrales is one of the top wineries of the appellation, crafting deep purple-colored wines with thrilling aromas of berries, licorice and toasted oak. Located in the village of Anguix, a province of Burgos, the impressive bodega produces two wines. Both pure Tempranillo modern examples of the DO, Los Astrales is an elegant, dark-fruited wine with a bit of spice, balanced by its supple tannins that provide great aging capacities. While their second label, Christina, develops similarly providing impressive earthy, and mineral characters.