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Pícaro del Águila Clarete 2021

Pícaro del Águila Clarete

2021
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Spec sheet

TypeOak-aged Rosé Wine
Region
Grapes
Producer
AllergensContains sulfites
Alcohol contenti14.0%

The wine

Pícaro del Águila Clarete is made from a blend of almost equal amounts of red and white grapes following a once common Ribera del Duero winemaking technique which had virtually disappeared. Bunches of grapes with stems are collected from 80-year-old vines of characteristic varieties such as Albillo, Grey Tempranillo and Bruñal and crushed by foot. The must is then fermented with local yeasts for 10 days in cool underground cellars at the winery and aged for between 16 to 20 months in used wooden barrels before being bottled unclarified and unfiltered.

Displaying a fascinating colour somewhere between orange and red, with bright pink glints, it exudes elegant aromas of white flowers and Mediterranean herbs and spices, more reminiscent of a white wine than a rosé. Swirling the wine in the glass for a moment brings out hints of red fruits, oranges and peaches, as well as light herbal and toasted touches from its time spent in wood. Its extraordinary mouth is actually more like that of a red wine than a rosé one: juicy, structured, brimming with freshness and complexity, it has a lively acidity and reasonable strength without being a heavy wine at all. A lightly saline, fresh and very long finish rounds off a delightful wine; a rosé with an unusual minerality ideal for enjoying straight away or for laying down a few years as it will only improve with time.

What does this wine taste like?

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

Drinking and storing

Serve between 8ºC and 10ºC

Food pairing

Cuttlefish with meatballs / Vegetable rice dishes / Moussaka

Ratings and awards

202095 PK
201994+ PK94 PN
201893+ PK92 PN
201793 PK93 PN92 SK
201694 PK17 JR94 PN
201593 PK92 PN
PK: ParkerJR: Jancis robinsonPN: PeñínSK: Suckling

Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker

Jorge Monzón considers 2020 to be an almost prefect vintage—cool and fresh, reminiscent of the great 2016. The pink 2020 Pícaro del Águila Clarete was produced with 35% Tempranillo, 35% Albillo Mayor and the rest other local grape varieties (Garnacha, Bobal, Bruñal, Monastrell, Tempranillo Gris, other Albillos, Garnacha Blanca, Pirules, Jaén, Moscatel, Malvasías...) found in the old vineyards. This is very different from your average rosé, more like a serious light red or powerful white that slowly fermented during 11 months and matured in barrel for 18 months. The orange-ish/pink wine is still young and lively, with some notes of toasted sesame seeds and a faint flinty reduction a little à la Coche-Dury, reminiscent of some vintages of their superb white. This was bottled without being racked, and perhaps that's why it has this nice reduction and could be the finest vintage to date. It has a strong chalky aftertaste from the limestone-rich soils, which makes it a terroir white, but it's also very marked by the style (which they updated from the traditional wines in Aranda in the old times) of a unique wine. It's balanced and mellow but not a shy wine, with 14% alcohol and a pH of 3.26. I've tasted 15+-year-old bottles of wines of this style, and they were still lively, so this one should not be shorter lived. Unique. Given my experience with past vintages, I'd wait a little before pulling the cork here. 8,358 bottles and 151 magnums produced. It was bottled in February 2022.

— Luis Gutiérrez (31/01/2023)Robert Parker Wine Advocate Vintage 2020 - 95 PARKER

Customer reviews

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Winemaking

Vinification materialWood
Ageing period20 months
Type of woodOak

The winery

Dominio del Águila

Dominio del Águila

Founded in 2010, Dominio del Águila is where Jorge Monzón and Isabel Rodero’s dream of creating elegant and pure wines has come true. Organic wines, suitable for laying down for a long, long time but also perfect to be enjoyed at any time. Following in the footsteps of generations of winemakers and having studied at the Universities of Bordeaux and Burgundy, Jorge has an impressive background in the world of wine: his experience...

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