A Wine of the Moment, Yet Timeless What do you get when you smash together Vega Sicilia’s Unico and Pingus?! We have been championing Dominio del Aguila for years now. Singing their praise. Shouting from the rooftops the quality and importance of this new winery and why they are one of Spain’s new guards and leaders. The consensus amongst the entrenched wine critics for Spain is that Dominio del Aguila is one of the most influential and driving forces of the “New Spain”. The wines from Dominio del Aguila walk the line between traditional, tannic and backwards versus, rich, decadent, modern and polished. The results are some of the most balanced and energized wines of Ribera del Duero and Spain. Here Tempranillo shines in the hands of Jorge Monzon, exuding a personality and behavior rarely seen in the region. The layers are more diverse, more multi-faceted and much much more ethereal. Monzon’s wines at Dominio Aguila behave more like those of Burgundy or the northern-Rhone. The intensity of fruit, earth and spice is all there but here the nuance and the terroir are creating many more waves of expression than pretty much anyone else in the region. These are extremely complex wines, wrapped in the bold, forward personality of Ribera del Duero just waiting to unfurl in your decanter and glass endlessly. The Penas Aladas Gran Reserva is the wine that reveals this the most dramatically. By combining the modernity with the time honored aging qualifications for a Gran Reserva, this wine is that perfect intersection of old-school and new school. It is a wine for today, it is a wine of the moment, yet timeless. It is the definition of a Gran Reserva and what it means to be. Cheers, |
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