Los Astrales Astrales

Winery	Bodegas Los Astrales
Region	Ribera del Duero
Appellation	Ribera del Duero
Type	Red Wine
Varietal	Tempranillo
Vineyard Size	29 hectares
Soil	Clay-calcareous with stories.
Vineyard Orientation	800-880 meters
Average Age of Vines	100+
Farming Practice	Conventional
Maturation	Malolactic fermentation in barrel, aged on the fine lees for 18 months in new, extra fine grain French oak barrels
Vintage	2015

Astrales started with 15 hectares of vines aged between 20 and 70 year old. In 2003 and 2004 they planted another 14 hectares, increasing their holdings to their current 29 hectares. Vines are grown in vaso form with shorter trunks than in most of Ribera del Duero helping to shield the vines from the strong, local winds. This local wind contributes to the accumulation of polyphenols and sugars. No chemicals are used in the vineyard.

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94pts James Suckling– 2015 vintage

Impressive, ripe dark plums and blackberries with nicely integrated oak-spice. The palate has smoothly delivered tannins and a very seamless, convincing build on the finish. Blueberry flavors abound. Drink or hold.

93pts View from the Cellar– 2015 vintage

The 2015 Astrales Tinto is pretty ripe, coming in at 14.5 percent octane, but offers up fine purity in its bouquet of red plums, red and black cherries, cocoa powder, a good base of soil and smoky new oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, nascently complex and very well-balanced, with a fine core of fruit, ripe, seamless tannins and lovely focus and grip on the poised and classy finish. Despite its 14.5 percent alcohol, this wine is cool in the mouth and beautifully balanced. I would give it four or five years in the cellar to allow some of its secondary layers of complexity to emerge. 2022-2050.

92pts Wine Advocate– 2015 vintage

The harmonious 2015 Astrales manages to keep the poise in a warmer year, within the profile of the zone and house style, which is generously oaked and powerful but in search of elegance and balance. 70,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2017.