Dominio del Aguila Ribera del Duero Blanco 'Albillo Vinas Viejas' 2015

Former oenology student turned DRC intern Jorge Monzón works 66 hectares of vines around his hometown of La Aguilera, focusing on indigenous regional varieties, old vines, and organic farming. Fruit for this funky varietal Albillo comes from 70-year-old pre-phylloxera vines and is aged in French oak for 10 months on the lees. The final wine is rich and textured, showing notes of yellow fruit, almonds, and apple skin.