THE PRODUCER
Terroir and very old vines – in this case at 800 metres near the village of La
Aguilera (hence the name) – are the essence of the very fine wines from this
estate. Rather than Bordeaux varieties the old vineyard has Tempranillo
co-planted with Garnacha, Carinena, Bobal, Blanca del Pais and more. The
vineyards are farmed organically, and the wines made traditionally, and the
results are exceptional, even modern if old can become new.

THE WINE

The Dominio del Aguila Canta La Perdiz (“song of the partridge”) comes from the
oldest vines in a single co-planted vineyard – mostly Tempranillo with Carinena
and Bobal – and spends 30 months in oak. The labels quirkily show a blue
electric guitar to denote a cooler vintage, a fiery piano for warm and an eagle
for moderate. The Reserva is an extremely limited release in finer years.

INFORMATION
Type:RedVintage:2016Country:Spain
Region:Castilla y LeonSub region:Ribera del DueroGrape:Predominantly
Tempranillo, Blanca del Pais, Grenache Brunal, Bobal and AlbilloStyle:Rich and
intenseSweetness:DryABV:14%Drinking window:2021 - 2036Size:750mlFood match:Lamb


CRITICS SCORES
We choose our wines based on a range of criteria(seehow we choose our wines)of
which critic scores is justone. Rather than simply highlight the best score to
promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided
by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do
not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more
weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores
like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a92/100average critic score or
better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a
high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we
offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the
market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and
representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a guide
to our customers, who will (and should) do their own research. We will add
individual critic scores to our website in the future.