Dominio del Aguila Albillo Vinas Viejas 2018
HED36890
75 cl
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The Viñas Viejas 2018 is crafted from the indigenous Albillo grape, sourced from a century-old vineyard at 800m elevation in Ribera del Duero. Winemaker Jorge Monzón employs traditional methods, including hand-harvesting and foot-treading, followed by whole-bunch fermentation with indigenous yeasts. The wine matures on lees for 30-35 months in French oak barrels. Known for its intense character, it presents vibrant citrus and orchard fruit notes, complemented by pronounced acidity and a smoky, saline minerality.
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Dominio del Aguila
Forward-Looking Ribera
In contrast with the high-alcohol, super-concentrated wines with which Ribera is typically associated, Aguila prizes elegance and restraint in its wines – all made made from carefully selected old-vine plots of Tempranillo, Blanca del País, Bobal, Garnacha, Albillo and Tempranillo Gris. All are farmed organically or biodynamically.
The domaine’s reserva, made from a plot of vines more than 100 years old and aged for 35 months in old French oak, is a masterpiece in concentration with restraint. Also look out for the clarete – an extraordinary barrel-aged rosé-coloured wine made with co-fermented white and red grapes. This traditional style of wine in northern Spain had been largely forgotten in Ribera del Duero until Jorge campaigned to have it recognised in the appellation.