Vega Sicilia - Alion
94 points - The Wine Advocate
Vega Sicilia - Alion
94 points - The Wine Advocate
Regular price€105.60
€105.60
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The 2017 Alión, the only wine produced here, comes from a challenging year marked by spring frost and a warm and dry end of the season, so they reduced the amount of new oak by 8%. It fermented with indigenous yeasts, and 10% of the volume aged in concrete, completely unoaked. The change in the oak regimen helped with the style of the vintage, which was marked by the frost that hit part of the Alión vineyards. Furthermore, the end of the season was warm and dry, and they had to work to control ripeness and power and perhaps the possibility of more aggressive tannins. It's a classical Alión, with some developed aromas, juicy and round but not heavy, with just a tad of earthy rusticity. With time, it develops more balsamic notes and hints of liquorice. 230,032 bottles, 7,04 magnums, 614 double magnums and a handful of bigger sizes were produced. It was bottled in June 2019.
Type: |
Red |
Country: |
Spain |
Region: |
Castilla y León |
Appellation: |
Ribera Del Duero |
Producer: |
Bodegas Vega Sicilia |
Grapes/Blend: |
Tempranillo |
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