2019 was a warm and dry year, but the 2019 Alonso del Yerro managed to keep the poise and elegance and feels balanced, with the oak neatly integrated and the alcoholic degree very similar to the 2018 (which I tasted next to it). But the quality of the tannins is not the same—there's a little more rusticity and earthiness here, more concentration and a more powerful mouthfeel. The wine is serious and shows no excess. They had to harvest earlier, and the yields were lower. 55,000 bottles and 1,500 magnums produced. It was bottled in July 2021.
93 points, Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate (Jan 2023)
The 2019 Alonso del Yerro is 100% Tempranillo and hails from Roa in Ribera del Duero. Aged for 12 months in French oak barrels, it's garnet-red in the glass. The aromas offer a balsamic profile with chutney-like notes of plum and oregano. Plush and indulgent on the palate, the fairly structured mouthfeel is supported by mild freshness before the ripe, lasting finish. This is a red from a warm year.
91 points, Joaquín Hidalgo, Vinous (Nov 2023)
Deep nose full of dark spices, blackberries and bitter dark chocolate that extends to a full-bodied palate with a dollop of dense and compact tannin. Granular and tight with some bitterness looming after the mid-palate. Dry and ungenerous. Closed and pretty tannic now. Try from 2025.
91 points, Zekun Shuai, James Suckling (Sep 2023)
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