Three varietals — each first introduced to Bolivia by Aranjuez — sourced from three estates, hand-harvested at night, eighteen months in new French oak, eighteen months in bottle. The most ambitious wine ever made in this country, designed by the founder himself.
Don Milton Legado is the wine the founder designed himself. The blend was not chosen for elegance; it was chosen for meaning. Tannat, planted in Bolivia for the first time by Aranjuez in 1999. Cabernet Franc, imported and planted at the same time. Bonarda, planted at 2,095 m in Chaguaya in 2010, our first frontier beyond the Tarija floor.
Each varietal is sourced from a different estate. Santa Ana la Nueva — Lot 40 — for the Tannat. El Portillo for the Cabernet Franc. Chaguaya for the Bonarda. The wine is, in effect, a portrait of Aranjuez's three frontiers, in one bottle.
Hand-harvested at night to preserve aromatic precision. Manual berry selection in cellar. Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless. Eighteen months in new French oak. Eighteen months in bottle. Released only in years the team agrees the vintage warrants it.
Color. Ruby of remarkable depth, almost opaque at the rim, with subtle violet refractions that the altitude pigmentation produces.
Nose. Black plum, blackcurrant, an ironwork minerality, sweet tobacco, vanilla cedar from new oak. With air: graphite, dried herb, a high note of violet from the Cabernet Franc.
Palate. Full-bodied, with the polished tannic backbone Tarija altitude is famous for. The Bonarda lifts the mid-palate. The Cabernet Franc tightens the finish. Tannat carries the structure. Long, savoury, complete.
Pairing. Aged ribeye, lamb shoulder, mole negro, hard sheep's milk cheeses. Will improve in bottle for at least another twelve to fifteen years.
"The most ambitious wine ever made in Bolivia."
Tim Atkin MW · Bolivia Report
"A blend that quietly tells the entire story of Bolivian premium wine, from 1999 onward."
Patricio Tapia · Descorchados
Vivino aggregate score: 4.6 / 5.0 — the highest-rated Aranjuez wine on the platform.