Appellation: Vino de Pago
Cépages: Garnacha, Tempranillo, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
Âge des vignes: plus de 25 ans
Altitude: 650 m
Sols: argilo-calcaires
Climat: continental extrême

Viticulture/ Vinification:
Ayant un cycle de maturation très similaire, le merlot et le tempranillo sont fermentés ensemble. La même chose est répétée plus tardivement avec la garnacha et le cabernet sauvignon. La fermentation alcoolique se produit grâce aux levures indigènes sous une température contrôlée. La fermentation malolactique a lieu en fûts de chêne français d’Allier de deuxième année, et l’élevage se poursuit pendant 5 mois.

Vintage 2020 (disponible en format magnum; caisses de 4)
50% Tempranillo, 30% Garnacha, 12% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol: 14.4%; SR 0.6 g/L; AT 5.5 g/L; SO₂ Libre 22 mg/L

Appellation: Vino de Pago
Cépages: Garnacha, Tempranillo, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
Âge des vignes: plus de 25 ans
Altitude: 650 m
Sols: argilo-calcaires
Climat: continental extrême

Viticulture/ Vinification:
Des expérimentations récentes ont permis à l’équipe de Pago Aylés de constater que contrairement à leur intuition, qu’un rendement plus élevé apportent une qualité supérieure grâce à un meilleur équilibre foliaire et une maturation plus lente. Comme pour les autres vins, les vendanges nocturnes permettent de profiter de la variation diurne de température pour récolter le raisin et le transporter dans le chai dans des conditions optimales.
La fermentation alcoolique se produit grâce aux levures indigènes sous une température contrôlée. Le vin subit une fermentation malolactique en fûts de 225 litres français de deuxième année suivie d’un élevage de 10 mois.

Millésime 2020 (format magnum en caisses de 4 et en format 750ml en caisses de 6)
55% Garnacha, 30% Tempranillo, 10% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcool: 14.5%; SR 1.9 g/L; AT 5.6 g/L; SO₂ libre 59 mg/L

NOUVEAU: disponible à l’unité dans la boutique SAQ IP en ligne
https://www.saq.com/fr/importation-privee/produits

96 pts – Beth Willard, Aragón 2024 Top 100
This wonderfully complex and profound wine comes from the only Pago in Aragón, la Finca Ayles, which enjoys the influence of the Huerva river and is surrounded by the cliffs and ravines of the San Pablo mountain. Canopy management is key here, to keep yields low and to achieve longer maturation cycles: this is as “light” a style as can be produced here. The grapes come from a single parcel of mostly Garnacha and Tempranillo which offer up ripe and fleshy red cherry fruit with a fresh core. A powerful, detailed and delicious red. Drink 2024 – 2028

97/100 & Best in Show (Platine) — 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards
There is yet more impressive Iberian Best In Show value from this Pago wine, the first in Aragon: Ayles, sited near to Zaragoza. It’s a young blend of Garnacha and Tempranillo with a little Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, and stood out for successive panels of judges thanks to its generosity, poise and charm. Dark black-red in colour, its sweet, pure black-cherry and plum fruits waft alluringly from the glass. The concentration is remarkable for this price bracket, and the combination of indigenous varieties with a seasoning of Bordeaux favourites brings the wine a complexity which almost comes as a surprise after its aromatic sweetness. Its a wine from evidently propitious vineyards — about which we will surely hear more in future.

95/100 points — International Wine Competition (IWC)
« Light and elegant, ripe spicy fruit, juicy acidity, rich and textured palate, prunes and damson, chalky tannins. Will benefit from aging. »
– Annette Scarfe, MW

95/100 points — Wine in Black rating
Only 18 wineries are allowed to adorn themselves with the quality level Vino de Pago – the Spanish equivalent to the French Grand Cru classification. Climate, soil, age of the vines and the fact that the wines must reflect the terroir character in perfection are just a few of the strict criteria. So we’re talking about the crème de la crème of Spanish winegrowing. One of these wineries is Pago Aylés. Although it was only founded in 1994, a wine with this legendary status was already vinified in 2010. And that caused a sensation at the time, because it was the very first Pago young wine in the world, which then took it by storm. It was followed by the first Pago-Rosé, which cemented the name Pago Aylés permanently in the Olympus of Spanish winegrowing.

But the Pago Aylés crew does not rest on all these laurels. On the contrary! Their latest Pago hit is the ‘Cuesta del Herrero’, which was vinified for the first time with the 2018 vintage and is now coming onto the market. ‘Cuesta del Herrero’ means ‘slope of the arbitration’. A name that you can see directly from the wine – thanks to the look. Because on the one hand the capsule is held in a metal look, on the other hand the oblique label should symbolize the slope. Here, attention was paid to the smallest detail. All of this is of no use if the quality is not right. In this case, you can be safe. Because while most new wines have received little attention on the market for the first few years, the first edition of the ‘Cuesta del Herrero’ at the International Wine Challenge 95 points! This achievement is only topped by the fabulously low price with which this exceptional wine comes along!

92 pts – James Suckling
Good depth to the black cherries and plums with hints of olives and white pepper.
Medium to full body with flesh and structure, accentuated by impressive tannins that
are silky, caressing and fine grained. Drink or hold.

94 pts – Beth Willard, Aragón 2024 Top 100
This is a single parcel wine of mostly Garnacha and Tempranillo along with 10% – 15%
of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Despite intense blueberry fruit and some
chocolatey and spicy notes from 10 months in oak, the wine is elegant and fresh with
a touch of balsamic, floral aromas and fine grain tannin. A very concentrated yet
polished wine with definite aging potential. Drink 2023 – 2030

92 pts – Decanter Wine World Awards 2023
Well-made and expressive with warm herbal, peppery, sweet oak and red fruit aromas
and flavours. Persistent finish; needs time. (Jan 2023)