{"product_id":"2019-ribera-del-duero-finca-el-otero-aster","title":"Ribera del Duero, Finca El Otero, Áster 2019","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHow it tastes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplex, intense black fruit with toasty oak, coffee, toffee, sweet spice and cedar. Creamy, ripe tannins carry a smooth, harmonious palate full of spicy nuance. Tinta del País (Tempranillo) 100%.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe producer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eÁster is La Rioja Alta's Ribera del Duero estate at Anguix in Burgos, planted with Tinta del País in 1990 with a winery built in 2000 that holds up to 4,000 French and American barrels. Finca El Otero is made only in exceptional years from a single plot of vines over 60 years old at 850 metres, on poor, dry clay-loam slopes that force the roots deep and keep yields low; the estate limits treatments, reuses water and has installed insect shelters to build biodiversity. Winemaker Julio Sáenz picked in the cold of the morning, gave the fruit a natural seven-day cold soak, fermented spontaneously for 18 days, then finished malolactic in new French oak with weekly bâtonnage before selecting the best barrels for 16 months in new French oak with two traditional rackings. Low rainfall in 2019 gave fewer, smaller berries and a harvest officially rated Excellent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFood and drinking\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood with roast lamb, suckling pig, rib of beef and aged sheep's cheese. Drinking now with a long decant and built to develop for 15 years or more. Serve at 17–18°C. Not suitable for vegetarians or vegans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Áster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56337778999679,"sku":"HNW-5172619A","price":63.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/4192\/4998\/files\/2019_Aster_FincaElOtero_RiberadelDuero.webp?v=1764241678","url":"https:\/\/www.edkawines.com\/products\/2019-ribera-del-duero-finca-el-otero-aster","provider":"Edka Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}