Dominio del Aguila 'Canta La Perdiz', Ribera del Duero, Spain 2018 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi The 2016 Le Pin is

The 2016 Le Pin is an extraordinarily beautiful vivid wine

The wine’s complexity unfolds carefully with time in the glass

it appears balanced and refreshing

Bright red and clear in colour

Dominio del Aguila 'Canta La Perdiz', Ribera del Duero, Spain 2018 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi The 2016 Le Pin isThe 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