Ribera del Duero, 2014

The fruit from 9 villages, where vines range from 40-100 years old, goes into the blend for Aalto, and this 2014 is exceptional. Complex small berry fruit and floral notes combine with fine dark minerals and noble sweet spice notes before finishing with a long flourish of fabulously dark sweet fruit. Structurally this is commanding but also polished and elegant, a Ribera of succulence and elongated power. Top stuff.