Alion, Ribera del Duero 2018 75 cl

En vingård med samme ejer som Bodegas Vega Sicilia og regnes af mange for Spaniens bedste vingård!

Alión fremstilles 100% på den lokale Tinto Fino (Tempranillo), dyrket fra vinstokke der er mellem 25 og 35 år gamle. Produktionen undergår en aldring i nye franske egetræsfade i 14 måneder, og endelig aldres vinen i flasken i 18-20 måneder, før den frigives til salg. Takket være denne proces får man en fantastisk kompleks og solid vin med maksimal ekspression. Den bør serveres ved en temperatur på cirka 16-17 grader. 

Robert Parker 95 point.

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. 257,257 bottles, 7,005 magnums and some larger formats produced.

Robert Parker 95 point.

Ved køb af 6 flasker leveres vinene i orig. uåbnet trækasse.