Don’t call it rosé. It’s pink, but it’s clarete…This is an alluring and memorable wine, I won’t forget anytime soon!

Don’t call it rosé. It’s pink, but it’s clarete.  Many years ago this was a common product of Ribera del Duero, not classically a rosé but certainly pink in color, made by the direct pressing of red and white varieties into French and American oak barrels for fermentation and aging. The 2014 Dominio del Aguila Pícaro Clarete hearkens back to that tradition.  It’s a blend of  being a blend of Tempranillo, Albillo, Bobal and Garnacha from 60 year-old vines.  Two day whole cluster co-maceration in tank with pigeage, then direct pressed into French and American oak barrels,  with natural yeast fermentation.  Aged in previously used barrels for 16 months.

Color – Deep pink/red
Aromas – Cherry, plum skin, and spice with hints of floral and mint leaf aromas
Body – Medium-bodied, harmonious,and focused with very refreshing acidity and fine grained tannins that complicate this wine.
Taste – Cherry Jolly Rancher, plum, blackberry, spice and a hint of mint flavors
Finish – Long

13.5% abv|SRP – $30|6,436 bottles/85 magnums produced (90pts)

This is an alluring and memorable wine, I won’t forget anytime soon!

Pair with: This is a perfect wine for a picnic!  It has plenty of very good weight to pair with heartier picnic fare,  plus ample fruit and mouthwatering acidity!

About Dominio del Aguila

From the importer…”One of the newest estates in Ribera del Duero, 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 with ongoing experiments with biodynamics. Like his neighbors, he relies primarily on the Tempranillo grape for his wines. Beyond that, all other similarities end. The vineyards are all over fifty years in age, and located on sandy and rocky clay soils. Jorge has acquired these plots over the last decade while working at Bodegas Arzuaga-Navarro which he departed in 2013 to work full time at his own estate. Before 2010 he sold his grapes to several high-profile neighbors. Proving the old adage that, “it takes a lot of beer to make good wine,” Jorge also operates a microbrewery on the estate brewing beer entirely from local ingredients. Jorge and his wife Isabel, who is an architect, have renovated an ancient cellar in the village of La Aguilera dating to the 15th century. They installed concrete tanks for fermentation and placed a barrel room in the coldest part of the subterranean cellar.

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