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Alión 2018Alión - Vega Sicilia - 300 cl. (Doble Magnum)

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Alión
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1994 was the first vintage of this wine.
The bodega was bought in 1992. Meanwhile, the family has constantly been investing in the cellar and viticu... read more
Wine colour:
Red
Alcohol content:
15 %
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615,85 €
508,97 € excl. VAT
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Product info
1994 was the first vintage of this wine.
The bodega was bought in 1992. Meanwhile, the family has constantly been investing in the cellar and viticultural equipment.
In 2000, stainless steel fermentation tanks were replaced by large oak vats and the oak barrel cellar was equipped with air conditioning; more recently, a new bottling line was also installed.
Vinification
13 months in new oak barrels from Nevers.
Storage potential
12 years.
To serve
18°C. Decanting is recommended during the 6 first years after bottling.
Trial analysis
Alión's philosophy is different from Vega Sicilia’s. Alión makes modern wines, 100% Tempranillo Fino.
After fermentation, the wine is aged for 13 to 14 months is French new oak barrels. Then it stays for 2 years in to bottle.
Its style is close to modern Bordeaux Grands Crus.
Both concentrated and refined, fleshy and elegant.
This great wine is a tribute to the graciousness of Tempranillo.
Reviews
R. Parker (95+/100)

The 2018 Alión follows the path of the 2016: it is fresh and elegant and from a cooler (more Atlantic) vintage with more rain than the average and a relatively late harvest between September 28th and October 12th. They used 80% new barrels, with up to 10% made of American oak looking to (in their own words) give more sucrosity and sweetness to the wine, as it's a more vertical, tense and elegant expression of Alión. Part of the wine matured in concrete (something they started in 2016), and in 2021 they are experimenting with a 4,000-liter Rousseau foudre, as they want to keep working the texture and freshness. The wine is ripe at 15% alcohol and has a pH of 3.8 and a mellow 4.6 grams of acidity, round and soft. The wine matured until it was bottled in June 2020. The truth is that the wine comes through as subtle, elegant and balanced, with very integrated oak and a nice texture. It's one of the finest vintages for Alión.

Wine estate

Alión is one of Spain's greatest wines - a classic. This is the modern top estate of the owners of Vega Sicila (also in Ribera del Duero, some 10 kilometers away).
Alion is a juicy and solid wine, with a great aging potential.
Great wine indeed!

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Meat
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