“Saturated ruby. Potent, mineral- and smoke-accented blackberry, cherry preserve, vanilla and potpourri aromas are complicated by an exotic spice nuance that builds steadily with air. Seamless, concentrated and alluringly sweet, offering palate-staining black and blue fruit liqueur, spicecake, vanilla, mocha and floral pastille flavors and a hint of allspice. Finishes sappy, smooth and extremely long, with harmonious tannins and lingering spice and floral notes. Raised in a 90/10 mix of new French and American oak barrels.”
— Vinous, Feb 2021

"The top cuvée is the 2015 Alto Moncayo Aquilon, 100% Garnacha that’s mostly barrel fermented and aged in 10% larger oak American Hogshead and 90% in new French oak. It tastes like the straight Alto Moncayo, just slightly more concentrated, pure, and polished. Black raspberries, crème de cassis, toasted spices, chocolate, and crushed flower notes all give way to a full-bodied, ethereally textured, seamless, yet power-packed beauty that I’d be thrilled to drink anytime over the coming decade or more."
— Jeb Dunnuck, Mar 2018