2018 Dominio del Aguila, Canta la Perdiz, Ribera del Duero, Spain

The 2018 Canta la Perdiz feels like a more rustic version of the 2016, with earthiness and abundant tannins and more backward than the approachable and juicy 2019 I tasted next to it. It fermented with full clusters and indigenous yeasts in concrete vats followed by a slow malolactic in barrel and 37 months in those barrels. The wine is still a little oaky, spicy and smoky, with good ripeness, 14.5% alcohol, good freshness and balance and abundant tannins that feel a little rustic. We'll have to see how the wine develops in bottle. 1,365 bottles and 32 magnums were filled in November 2021.Drink 2024-2034Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate (January 2023)

"Our finest plot" is how Jorge Monzón describes this west and southwest-facing parcel at 890 metres. Cultivated biodynamically, it's one of the oldest vineyards in La Aguilera. Fermented with 100% whole bunches, it's a delicate, refined, layered field blend of Tinto Fino and five other varieties. Taut and focused, with remarkable delicacy, chalky intensity and flavours of citrus, red cherry, raspberry and red plum. Long, spicy and hauntingly ethereal.Drink 2023-2035Tim Atkin MW, TimAtkin.com