Dominio del Águila Reserva 2020 | Ribera del Duero

Name: Dominio del Águila Reserva 2020 | Ribera del Duero
Brand: Dominio del Águila
SKU: 699
Price: 69.9 EUR
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Dominio del Águila Reserva 2020 | Ribera del Duero

69.90 €

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From some of the oldest vines in La Aguilera, located at an average altitude of about 880 metres above sea level with red clay soil with hints of limestone. Organically grown. Tempranillo, Garnacha, Bobal, Blanca del País.

Fermentation in concrete tanks, where the grapes are foot-pressed in the traditional way. The bunches are introduced without destemming. Malolactic fermentation takes place naturally in oak vats for long periods. Aged for 35 months in oak vats.

Wine Identification
The Dominio del Águila Reserva 2020 is a red wine produced by the Dominio del Águila winery. It originates from the Ribera del Duero appellation in Castilla y León, Spain. The vintage is 2020.

Origin and Winemaking
This wine is crafted from some of the oldest vines at La Aguilera, located at an average altitude of 880 meters above sea level. The vineyards feature red clay soils with traces of limestone, and the grapes are cultivated using organic farming methods. The blend includes Tempranillo, Garnacha, Bobal, and Blanca del País.

Vinification begins with whole clusters, unstemmed, which are foot-trodden in concrete tanks. Following alcoholic fermentation, malolactic fermentation occurs naturally in oak casks over extended periods. The wine undergoes an aging process of 35 months in these same oak casks.

Tasting Profile
The winemaking approach suggests a wine shaped by traditional techniques and significant oak influence. The use of unstemmed clusters and foot-trodden fermentation in concrete likely preserves fruit integrity and texture, while the prolonged 35-month aging in oak casks imparts structural complexity.

Critical Reception
The wine has received high acclaim from several prominent critics:
The Wine Advocate (Parker): 97 points
Guía Peñín: 96 points

Tim Atkin: 95 points

Overall Character
The Dominio del Águila Reserva 2020 represents a serious, traditionally made red wine from Ribera del Duero. Its profile is defined by old vines at high altitude, organic viticulture, and a rigorous production process involving concrete fermentation and extended oak aging. The exceptional scores from Parker, Peñín, and Atkin indicate a wine of significant depth, structure, and quality, reflecting the potential of the region’s oldest vineyards when handled with traditional care.

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Learn more about Dominio del Águila

Jorge Monzón and his wife, the architect Isabel Rodero, founded Dominio del Águila in 2010 at La Aguilera, the Ribera del Duero village where his family has grown grapes for generations. Jorge trained in Bordeaux and Burgundy, worked at Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and in the Vega Sicilia group, and was technical director at Arzuaga for nine vintages, until 2013, when he turned to his own estate full time.

While at Arzuaga he kept buying old vineyards that were about to be grubbed up and replanted with more productive Tempranillo clones and international varieties: old massal selections of Tempranillo interplanted with other varieties, many of them white. He farms them organically.

The winery lies beneath the village. Isabel led the restoration of fifteenth-century cellars dug into the rock, where the barrels age; the concrete tanks sit in the coldest part.

The Reserva comes from some of the oldest vines in La Aguilera, at about 880 metres, on red clay with some limestone: Tempranillo with Garnacha, Bobal and Blanca del País. The bunches go in without destemming into concrete tanks, where they are trodden by foot; malolactic happens naturally in small oak vats and ageing lasts 35 months.

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