Bodega Aalto

The Aalto Winery in the Ribera del Duero D.O. is owned by Mariano García and Javier Zaccagnini and is considered by Michel Bettane and Thierry Dessauve to be “one of the 100 best wineries in the world.” For 30 years, Mariano García served as the winemaker and the driving force behind the legendary VEGA SICILIA winery. Mariano is regarded as one of the world’s finest winemakers and is held in the highest esteem in every country where he has presented his wines and conducted seminars and tastings.

In 1998, Mariano partnered with Javier Zaccagnini to create Bodega Aalto, with the goal of exploring the full potential of the vineyards and terroir of the Ribera del Duero to produce a great wine, the result of serious, consistent, and uncompromising work. In less than 10 years, Bodega Aalto has risen to the highest global level. Bodega Aalto owns 42 hectares of vineyards spread across three subregions of the Ribera del Duero, spanning seven municipalities in the provinces of Burgos and Valladolid, in the region’s finest areas. Thirty-two hectares are planted with Tinto Fino (Tempranillo from the Ribera del Duero), carefully selected from among the appellation’s most promising plots. The soils are primarily clay-limestone.

Since its inception in 2000, the Bodega Aalto vineyard has been cultivated with low yields, and the utmost care is taken to protect the vineyard’s ecosystem. In 2005, Aalto’s new facilities were completed in the town of Quintanilla de Arriba, designed by the renowned architect Jesús Manzanares. The fermentation tanks were custom-built for the winery in a truncated cone shape, allowing for better management of the cap and gentler extraction. Discovering the two cuvées, Aalto and Aalto PS, is an explosion of the senses. Extraordinary concentration and richness create spectacular, delightful wines.