Alto Moncayo Aquilon 2018

Wine Enthusiast

One of the finest examples of Garnacha in the country, Aquilon is made from 60- to 100-year-old bush-trained vines. It offers bold aromas of purple plum, black tea, olive paste and fenel pollen. It is full on the palate and has a sense of earthiness underlying cassis, blackberry, aniseed and mocha flavors. Simultaneously powerful and elegant, there is an incredible sense of tension between soft acidity and lavish tannins. Drink through 2038.

Owen Bargreen

The 2018 ‘Aquilon’ is a stunning wine that combines vines from 60100 years of age. Stored in a combination of American and French oak, this offers violets and dried sage on the nose with wet stone, beef drippings and lush red fruit aromatics. The palate is dense and heady with a terrific sense of texture and underlying verve. Very opulent and viscous, this is already drinking beautifully right now.

Wine Spectator

James Suckling

This shows aromas of graphite, dark fruit, prunes and bark. Full-bodied and extraordinarily concentrated, with good freshness, lots of dark chocolate and plenty of mouth-coating tannins. Despite being such a massive wine, it is still capable of maintaining a sense of balance. For fans of the style. Drink or hold.