2019 Dominio del Aguila Vinas Viejas Albillo, Ribera del Duero, Spain Margins it’s pressed gently and put

it’s pressed gently and put into used barriques for one year on the full lees without batonage

Here they use almost entirely Italian varietals to great success

cool north-facing cru planted partially in 1920 and partially in 1980 • Mostly Mencía with some Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet) and Bastardo (Trousseau) • Fermented with whole clusters and a long post-fermentation maceration • raised for one year in used 225L and 500L barrels • bottled without fining or filtration

The addition of aromatic plants gives the characteristic touch specific to Marie Brizard Triple Sec

Now the taste is softer with a more pronounced aromatic lift when compared to just a few vintages ago—an influence heightened by the Cristiano Garella

2019 Dominio del Aguila Vinas Viejas Albillo, Ribera del Duero, Spain Margins it’s pressed gently and putHand harvested, whole cluster pressing by foot into neutral French oak barrels, long, slow natural yeast fermentation taking up to 10 months. 35 months on the fine lees in French oak barrels, no btonnage or racking.