Dominio del Aguila 'Picaro del Aguila' Vinas Viejas, Ribera del Duero, Spain 2021 La Parde de Haut-Bailly plum preserves and Indian spices

plum preserves and Indian spices with a waft of camphor

and quite stylish

In the running for one of the best Haut-Médocs out there

tobacco in the after taste

Close to an even split of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon

Dominio del Aguila 'Picaro del Aguila' Vinas Viejas, Ribera del Duero, Spain 2021 La Parde de Haut-Bailly plum preserves and Indian spicesI tasted two vintages of the entry level wine, starting with the 2021 Pcaro del guila Tinto. It's ripe and round, with round tannins, velvety and polished, approachable and hedonistic. It's nicely built and serious, very serious for an entry level. 60,387 bottles and 1,968 magnums produced. It was bottled in February 2023. 94 Pts Luis Gutierrez, Robert Parker