Dominio del Águila was founded by Jorge Monzón and Isabel Rodero in 2010. Located in the village of La Aguilera Jorge farms 30 hectares of vines organically.

Dominio del Aguila Ribera del Duero Pícaro Viñas Viejas 2020 | Tempranillo/Tinto Fino from Ribera del Duero, Spain

Don't call it rosé. It's pink, but it's clarete. Together with his wife, Isabel Rodero, Jorge founded Dominio del Águila in 2010. Farming is certified organic and Isabel, who is an architect,…

As a young student of oenology, Jorge Monzón traveled to Burgundy and despite not speaking a word of French nor having any recommendations let alone experience, he convinced Domaine La Romanée-Conti…

The juicy velvety and aromatic red 2020 Pícaro del Águila Tinto is fine-boned and quite faithfully represents what they want to express with this cuvée;.

Dominio del Águila's Picaro Clarete is perhaps better thought of as a very light red wine rather than a deeply colored rosé. Comparing.

I tasted two vintages of the entry-level wine starting with the 2021 Pícaro del Águila Tinto. It's ripe and round with round tannins velvety and polished.

I tasted three vintages of the pink clarete starting with the 2017 Pícaro del Águila Clarete. It was produced with a field blend of red and white grapes.

The 2018 Pícaro del Águila Clarete is riper comes from a cooler and slow-ripening year and had a shorter élevage 16 months in French oak barrels. 2018.

The Reserva is a wine made from oldest vines near the village of Aguilera. Here the vineyards are mainly Tempranillo but like old vines everywhere there.

2017 was a low-yielding year so I also tasted the 2018 Reserva their flagship red wine that wants to be a representation of the village of La Aguilera—fine.