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The 2011 Aquilon is probably the ripest ever produced, from an extremely warm vintage, which resulted in a wine with 16.5% alcohol. This is also different from all other vintages because of the ripeness, the aromas that jump from the glass, extremely ripe and balsamic, with a marked style, ripe, thick, heady and hedonistic with strong menthol aromas (Tiger balm!), aromatic herbs, licorice, roasted meat. The palate shows a real blockbuster of a wine, full-bodied, ripe, with abundant, fine-grained tannins, a bodybuilder of a wine. Perhaps it is not a wine style for everyone, not my favorite style, but for sure it is a great wine. If you like this heady, ripe style of Garnacha, this is really a great expression of it. 3,900 bottles were produced in 2011.
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Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
Josh Raynolds
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Opaque ruby. Exotic aromas of dark berry liqueur, potpourri and patchouli, with smoke and mineral overtones. Juicy and focused on the palate, offering lively blackberry and bitter cherry flavors that become sweeter with air. Finishes with superb clarity and length, leaving lavender and cola notes behind. More energetic but less powerful than the 2010 version and more approachable as well.