$248.00
Àguila Blanco has rapidly become one of the most sought after rare wines of Spain. It mimicks the practices of white vinification Jorge took from DRC but updated to reflect the quirks of Albillo Mayor resulting is something that structurally harks to match-struck, powerful, intensity of top Burgundy; so much so that it is often half-jokingly referred to ‘Spanish Coche-Dury’
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Jorge spent six years living in Burgundy, working exclusively under Bernard Noblet at DRC the entire time. By the time he returned to Ribera del Duero he’d absorbed the intense, uncompromising pursuit of quality that lies behind DRC. He landed first at Vega Sicilia, where he was charged with creating a great, white Vega Sicilia to sit alongside their Unico. That project never fully eventuated, with the company deciding Albariño was a better bet than Ribera’s nearly unknown Albillo Mayor and instead buying out an existing winery in Rias Baixas. From there Jorge worked with other top Ribera producers; the modernist Aalto and the uber traditional Arzuaga. All the while, he collected old vineyards, purchasing small parcels and tending them on weekends, mostly selling grapes, often back to his employers, but still making a little on the side for his family in the old underground caves of his village.
