Pago Ayles Cuesta Del Herrero 2021

95 POINTS & 5 STARS: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
93 POINTS: Bob Campbell MW
92 POINTS: James Suckling

Garnacha 50%, Temp 30%, Merlot 12%, Cab Sauv 8%

"This is seductively delicious. It’s gracefully opulent offering terrific fruit weight. "
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"The concentration is remarkable for this price bracket. It’s a wine from evidently propitious vineyards - about which we will surely hear more in future.
- Decanter

"Old world, old school, earthy and richly scented with a mix of dark berries and soft brown soil earth ideas, black currant and tobacco, black cherry and sweet spice, velvet flowers and barrel spice. Delicious on the palate with an abundance of fine chalky almost dusty tannins, medium acidity, then flavours of red fruit and spices that reflect the bouquet. Tannins stick to the palate and dissolve slowly, the core fruit flavours taper off to reveal some dry earth and barrel qualities. A delicious wine that will require your attention to the detail. Well made, lengthy and ready."
- Cameron Douglas MS

"Old world, old school, earthy and richly scented with a mix of dark berries and soft brown soil earth ideas, black currant and tobacco, black cherry and sweet spice, velvet flowers and barrel spice. Delicious on the palate with an abundance of fine chalky almost dusty tannins, medium acidity, then flavours of red fruit and spices that reflect the bouquet. Tannins stick to the palate and dissolve slowly, the core fruit flavours taper off to reveal some dry earth and barrel qualities. A delicious wine that will require your attention to the detail. Well made, lengthy and ready."
 - Cameron Douglas MS

Dark ruby, with ruby-crimson highlights at the rim. Smashed black raspberries, dark cherries, boysenberries, and strawberry preserves are laced with Tellicherry pepper, wild violets, and a kiss of anise. Vibrant, buoyant, and juicy on the palate, with fantastic energy, ripeness, and polish, this red wine exudes the warmth of the sun. It’s all at once voluminous and fleshy, youthful and poised.

ABV: 14%