Dominio del Aguila Albillo Vinas Viejas 2018

Dominio del Aguila is a small, family-run winery in La Aguilera, Ribera del Duero, established in 2010. Winemaker Jorge Monzon previously worked at Domaine de la Romanee-Conti and Vega Sicilia. The 2018 Vinas Viejas is made from the indigenous Albillo grape from a century-old vineyard at 800 metres elevation. It is hand-harvested and foot-trodden, fermented with indigenous yeasts as whole bunches, and matured on lees for 30-35 months in French oak barrels. It shows vibrant citrus and orchard fruit notes, pronounced acidity and smoky, saline minerality.