Dominio Del Aguila - Picaro Clarete 2017 (750ml)
Price: $44.00
| Producer | Dominio Del Aguila |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Ribera Del Duero |
| Varietal | Tempranillo |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Sku | 1634192 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Advocate: 93 Points
I tasted three vintages of the pink clarete starting with the 2017 Pcaro del guila Clarete. It was produced with a field blend of red and white grapes approximately 35% Tempranillo 35% Albillo Mayor and the rest a mixture of many different varieties (Garnacha Bobal Brual Monastrell Tempranillo Gris other Albillos Garnacha Blanca Pirules Jan Moscatel Malvasas...) from different old vines in the village of La Aguilera. It's a wine with aromas of a white and the soul of a red really different from a ros. It fermented slowly in oak casks for eight to nine months in a very cold underground cave and matured in cask for some 23 months. Despite the warm and low-yielding year (2017 was a year of terrible spring frost in the region) the wine keeps a moderate alcohol and very healthy pH. This has already developed the beautiful spicy perfume that makes me think of the ros from Lpez de Heredia. The 2017 is open and seems to have developed a little faster. The wine is balanced and tasty without the chalky and fresh sensation of the 2019 perhaps a little like the 2012 (the first vintage released). Even if this is developing a little faster the color is very stable. Even a vintage like this should drink well for a decade. 9676 bottles and 12 magnums were filled in September 2019. There is a gradual increase of volume in the village reds as they have more than enough old vineyards to bottle more wine and sell fewer grapes. They have been in their new winery since 2018 where they have more room to work. I tasted wines from different vintages as they sell the Gran Reserva five to six years after the harvest and the younger wines a couple of years after the vintage which means there are wines from cool (2016 and 2018) and warmer years (2015 2017 and 2019) with different profiles. 2017 was marked by spring frost and yields were lower but still they managed to produce very good wines from the more challenging year. And in 2016 they managed to produce their first 100-point wine. Bravo!
James Suckling: 92 Points
Orange-pink color. Aromas of sour cherries orange zest dried lemon and salted almonds. It’s medium-to full-bodied with bright acidity and phenolic texture. Concentrated smoky and toasted layers. Interestingly firm and oaky for a rosé. More like a light red. Drink or hold.
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