AALTO PS 2023

Aalto PS 2023 is a high-end, limited-production Spanish red made by the prestigious Aalto Bodegas y Viñedos in the renowned Ribera del Duero Demarcated Region. It's considered the winery's ultimate expression (Pagos Seleccionados).

The Wine Advocate
RP 95

Critic: Luis Gutiérrez

The top wine I tasted is also from the 2023 vintage, a warm year of full ripeness, but more balanced and fresher than 2022. The 2023 PS, short for Pagos Seleccionados («selected vineyards»), aged for 21 months in new French oak barrels.

It has a creamy, spicy and smoky nose, both enveloping and exuberant. It shows the classic notes of black fruit, spice, ash and high-quality oak, with a broad, round and generous palate supported by abundant tannic structure that should give it a long ageing capacity.

It has 14.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.54 and 5.33 g/L of acidity. It was bottled in September 2025.

Aalto is one of the great success stories and one of the most representative examples of modern Ribera del Duero, under the experienced guidance of winemaker Mariano García. The estate controls 130 hectares of vines across different parts of the region, producing around 380,000 bottles of ripe, powerful wines generously marked by oak ageing, which have become very popular in certain markets and segments.

Published: 16 July 2026