Dominio del Águila Peñas Aladas Gran Reserva 2019

This dry red wine from D.O. Ribera del Duero is crafted by the Dominio del Águila winery. It offers a complex aromatic profile with notes of licorice, wet chalk, and spices, balanced by a fine texture, delicate tannins, and a distinctly chalky finish.

Key facts

• Grape variety: Tempranillo, Garnacha, Bobal, Albillo, Others
• D.O. / Region: D.O. Ribera del Duero
• Winery: Dominio del Águila
• Soil / Altitude: Sand and clay over marly limestone, 870-890 m
• Ageing / Cellaring potential: 55 months in oak, high cellaring potential

The vineyard

The grapes come from centenarian vines organically farmed in the Peñas Aladas plot, located at an altitude of 870 to 890 meters in La Aguilera. This cold microclimate, combined with sandy-clay soils over a limestone base, ensures slow and balanced ripening.

Ideal combination

Meat

Meat dishes pair well with full-bodied red wines — they enhance the flavour and soften the richness.

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Cheese

Cheeses pair well with wine: hard cheeses with reds, soft and blue cheeses with whites and fortified wines.

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Winemaking

The traditional winemaking process includes whole-cluster fermentation in concrete vats with foot treading. Following a natural malolactic fermentation, the wine is aged for 55 months in oak casks and bottled without fining or filtration.

Why buy it

Thanks to its extended aging and solid structure, this red wine has an outstanding cellaring potential that will develop beautifully in your collection. If you wish to experience a highly limited production with profound terroir character, you can buy Dominio del Águila Peñas Aladas Gran Reserva 2019 online directly from our boutique.