Dominio Del Aguila - Picaro Tinto Ribera Del Duero 2021 (750ml)
Price: $44.00
| Producer | Dominio Del Aguila |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Ribera Del Duero |
| Varietal | Tempranillo |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Sku | 8266 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Advocate: 94 Points
I tasted two vintages of the entry-level wine starting with the 2021 Pcaro del guila Tinto. It's ripe and round with round tannins velvety and polished approachable and hedonistic. It's nicely built and serious very serious for an entry level. 60387 bottles and 1968 magnums produced. It was bottled in February 2023. Dominio del guila now produces some 90000 bottles since they are not selling grapes anymore. 2023 was very dry then there was frost and the crop was small; but it rained in September and the temperatures went down so the year was saved because they harvested early. He compared it to 2014 maybe 2009. In 2022 they had to rush the harvest because it rained during the harvest. It had been very warm and dry with a torrid summer. The result is better than expected. 2021 was a classical Ribera vintage: a cold winter with snow rain and a bit of frost and a warm but moderate summer. They waited. It's a powerful and concentrated year with balance. He compared it with 2015 2011 and 2006. The good stuff is very good. Jorge Monzn considers 2020 to be an almost prefect vintage?cool and fresh reminiscent of the great 2016. 2019 was warm and dry healthy excellent for white. 2018 was cool and pretty. Published: Jun 13 2024
