Winery: Dominio del Águila
Region: La Aguilera (Burgos)
Vintage: 2022
Bottle: 75 cl
Grape Varieties: 100% Albillo Mayor
Type: White wine, barrel-aged
Alcohol Volume: 13% vol.
Serving Temperature: 8° - 10°
Vino Fino de Paraje Calizo comes from a very old vineyard dating back to the early 20th century in La Aguilera, Burgos, notable for its significant number of rare, ungrafted vines. This plot, situated in the municipality of La Aguilera, is composed of calcareous soils consisting of marl mixed with calcareous sandstone, all cultivated using organic, environmentally friendly methods.
This wine honours its local origins, capturing the rustic and slightly untamed flavours of the Albillo Mayor grape. An incredibly subtle and refined variety, grown on a unique and authentic plot where all the priority is given to the terroir, and marks the wine with its unmistakable identity.
This wine is produced in very limited quantities, with just 948 bottles produced for the 2022 vintage.
Production:
Hand-harvested following a careful selection of the finest bunches, which have been traditionally trodden with the feet. The wine is whole-cluster fermented with native yeasts and aged for 12 to 14 months on the lees in a neutral French oak barrel in the cold underground cellar, where it ages slowly under very cold temperatures without any battonage or racking. Afterwards, the wine is left to age in the bottle for an unspecified period, until Jorge Monzón decides it is ready for its release.
THE WINERY
Jorge Monzón, the man behind this personal and unique project, can boast of a formidable CV when it comes to winemaking, an experience gained while working in such prestigious places as Romanée Conti, Vega Sicilia, and finally Bodegas Arzuaga, where he took charge of the viticulture and enology side for 9 years.
Dominio del Águila was created in 2010 by Jorge and his wife Isabel Rodero, who together craft a small volume of fantastic wines using the fruit of old ecologically farmed vineyards in the 30 hectares in total which they own in the small village of La Aguilera, near Aranda del Duero. Their wines are remarkable for their freshness, powerful yet elegant and singular.
