Áster Finca El Caño Reserva 2020
A Ribera del Duero Reserva from an Excellent vintage: a wine that scores 10 out of 10!
Whenever it comes out, it’s a hit. Every year Áster Finca El Caño is one of our bestsellers and the 2020 vintage – rated Excellent – is even better than the previous ones. It’s one of the wines that give meaning to our club, a very special red that’s fantastic value for money and is only available from Vinoselección because it’s exclusive. Don’t miss out on Áster Finca El Caño 2020!
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Tempranillo
Type of barrel
French oak barrels
Type of bottle
Bordeaux
Barrel aging time
12 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Bottling
03/2023
Total acidity (g/l)
4.8
Volatile acidity (g/l)
0.59
Sugar
1.1
pH
3.75
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14.5
General Information
The area of Ribera del Duero situated in the province of Burgos is hailed by many wine lovers as the best part of this famous D.O. Perhaps that’s why in 2000 the powerful La Rioja Alta, S.A. group – creators of wines such as Viña Ardanza and Viña Alberdi, among others – chose this fabulous location to establish Bodegas Áster. There, in the municipality of Anguix, it built a château where it makes, among others, the outstanding red that’s featured in our November Monthly Selection: Áster Finca El Caño Reserva 2020.
Áster Finca El Caño Reserva 2020 is a spectacular single-varietal made specially for us from Tempranillo grapes and matured to perfection for 12 months in French oak. This mouth-filling, well-structured wine comes from one of the best vintages of the past decade in Ribera del Duero, that of 2020, which was rated Excellent by the regulatory board.
Its sensory characteristics make Áster Finca El Caño Reserva 2020 a fantastic choice for pairing with dishes such as roast lamb or tripe Madrid style.
Tasting notes
Áster Finca El Caño Reserva 2020 displays an attractive cherry-red colour with a garnet rim and very intense pigmentation.
Fine, intense nose with predominant aromas of ripe red fruit and liquor together with floral notes (violet), red liquorice, spices and pleasant toasty background notes.
Balanced, savoury, moreish, full and ripe on the attack with an elegant, supple mid-palate and nicely integrated tannins. Long, mouth-coating finish.
The winery
In the 1990s, the group La Rioja Alta decided to embark on an expansion plan that led to the founding of Bodegas y Viñedos Áster in Ribera del Duero. For this project, the company combined the desire to achieve oenological excellence with the philosophy of using only estate-owned vineyards for wine production. Precisely due to this perfectionist drive, the first wine labeled as Áster did not see the light until the year 2000, when the vines finally produced grapes of sufficient quality for its production.
In 2002, shortly after the launch of its first wine, Áster built its winery in Anguix, a facility equipped with the most modern technology. The 95 hectares of tinta del país vineyards, located between this Burgos municipality and La Horra, have now reached full maturity—most were planted in 1991—and are operating at full capacity.