Stunning Ribera del Duero, made in the old fashioned way. They use the grapes from the warmest vineyards they have in the village of La Aguilera, from the northern part closer to La Horra, mostly Tempranillo but with some 5% of other varieties (red and white) interplanted in the old vineyards, fermented together with full clusters and indigenous yeasts and matured in French oak barrels for 15 months.
"The 2022 Pícaro del Águila Tinto has similar parameters to the 2021 (14% alcohol), but the sensation is of higher ripeness. Surprisingly enough, it has a lower pH than the 2021 I tasted next to it; they used more white to give it freshness and more of the other varieties. It has chalky, dry tannins, reflecting the terroir more, which is remarkable for such a warm and dry year. This is more serious, and the 2021 is more approachable. A triumph over the vintage." 94 pts Luis Gutiérrez The Wine Advocate
The result is a lovely silky perfumed wine. Nothing over oaked or over extracted like so many Ribera del Duero's Its yiung but already very approachable.
