Vega Sicilia - Alion

95 RP Points
95 RP Points
94 RP Points
94 RP Points
Vega Sicilia - Alion

Vega Sicilia - Alion

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Tasting Notes

The 2022 Alión comes from a year they considered to be a challenge; it was warm and dry and ripeness didn't follow the usual pattern: late vineyards ripened earlier and early vineyards took longer this year. Their obsession was to keep the freshness in the wine, so they did a softer vinification and employed more careful use of oak, using larger volumes and other materials like concrete to tame a powerful and solar vintage. The nose is serious and even has some austerity. The wine is obviously juicier and rounder, with 14.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.89 and 4.58 grams of acidity, but it has very good balance overall. The tannins are round, polished and slightly dustier than other vintages, and the wine has a tender mouthfeel. A total of 270,870 bottles, 7,040 magnums and some larger formats were produced. It was bottled in May 2024 and released in 2026.
The vintage released in 2025 is the 2021 Alión, a year to remember, one of the best in recent times. 2021 was relaxed and textbook in all senses, with snow at the beginning of the year, a mild spring disturbed only by frost in Pesquera that didn't affect other villages and a relatively cool summer that slowed things down, and the grapes ripened to perfection without rain after September. They used grapes from 13 different villages throughout the Ribera del Duero, from a total of 130 hectares. The grapes were cooled down for 24 hours, and once destemmed, they were put in the oak and stainless steel vats, where they underwent a five-day cold soak and then native fermentation through a "pied de cuve." It's very fresh and fruit-driven, with the balance and elegance of the cooler year, and it's a little austere, with very elegant and polished tannins and a different quality when the grapes ripen slowly.

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Provenance
Type
Red
Country
Spain
Appellation
Ribera Del Duero
Technical
Grapes
ABV
15%
Serving
16° - 18° C
Drinking
2025 - 2035
Food Pairings
BeefLambVenisonDuckCharcuterie and Cured MeatsGrilled MeatsMushroomsTomato-Based DishesTapas and Small PlatesAromatic SpicesHard CheesesManchego
Key Characteristics
High alcoholWarmingFull-bodiedBalancedPowerfulRounded