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Los Astrales is the great project led by the Romera de la Cruz family, the third generation of winegrowers in Anguix (Burgos), one of the most sought-after areas of the D.O. Ribera del Duero. Under the direction of prestigious winemaker Pepe Hidalgo, it produces wines such as Astrales 2018, with a modern, structured and expressive profile. A red wine with great fruit expression, well integrated with the oak, combining power and elegance, and which will continue to improve with bottle ageing.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Tempranillo
Type of barrel
Barrels mainly made of French oak
Barrel aging time
18 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Alcohol content (% vol.)
15.5
General Information
Made from old Tempranillo vines (45 years old), located mainly in Anguix (Burgos), Astrales 2018 is produced. A wine whose main strengths are an extraordinary primary character and noble tannins that provide structure. Ready to uncork, although it will grow and improve in the bottle.
The vines grow in clay-limestone soils with pebbles and have low yields of 3,500 kg/ha. On the other hand, the 2018 vintage offers a red wine with greater freshness. After a manual grape selection, the harvest was transferred by gravity to a 50 hl tank, where fermentation with native yeasts took place. Finally, it was moved to barrels -mainly French oak-, where it aged for a period of 18 months.
Bodegas Los Astrales emerged in 2000 in the D.O. Ribera del Duero as an initiative of the Romera de la Cruz family, the third generation of winegrowers in Anguix (Burgos), who had previously supplied grapes to the most prestigious wineries in Ribera del Duero. They then decided to take the step into winemaking by joining forces with winemaker Eduardo García (Mauro, San Román and Leda). Following his departure in 2013, José Hidalgo, one of the country's most prestigious winemakers, took charge of the wine design.
With tinta fina (Tempranillo) vineyards inherited from the previous generation of the family, Los Astrales produces modern-style, structured wines, with magnificent fruit expression and elegance, achieving good scores from the most influential critics.
Astrales 2018 (D.O. Ribera del Duero) is perfect to pair with legumes, beef, potatoes with ribs and Iberian ham.
Creators' opinion
Astrales 2018 stands out for its intense nose of black fruit, spicy, balsamic and toasted notes, with magnificent balance, breadth and great length on the palate. This vintage has good power and a magnificent structure, finishing with firm yet smooth tannins that will allow it to evolve very favourably in the bottle over the coming years.
The winery
Bodegas Los Astrales emerged in the year 2000 in the D.O. Ribera del Duero as an initiative of the Romera de la Cruz family, the third generation of winegrowers in Anguix (Burgos), who until then had been grape suppliers for the most prestigious wineries in Ribera del Duero. Thus, they decided to take the leap into winemaking by partnering with the winemaker Eduardo García (Mauro, San Román, and Leda). After his departure in 2013, José Hidalgo, one of the most renowned winemakers in the country, took over the design of the wines.
With vineyards of Tinta Fina (Tempranillo) inherited from the previous generation of the family, Los Astrales produces modern-style wines, structured, with magnificent fruit expression and elegance, which achieve high scores from the most influential critics.