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Bodegas Vega Sicilia Ribera del Duero Alión 2020

R 1,595.00 ZAR
R 1,595.00 ZAR
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  • Body

    Medium-full

  • Alcohol content

    14.5

Tasting Notes

"2020 was drier than average until the harvest, when it rained and diluted the grapes, and they had to wait to regain concentration. The result is that the 2020 Alión is a wine with better balance and freshness. They felt the skins were very ripe and they could extract more and use a little more American oak (4%) in the élevage. From 2019, they kept the press wine separate until June, and they keep separate quantities of press wines that are aged in different containers depending on the quality of the wine. They used a percentage of concrete and oak vats for the élevage, which gives the wine more verticality and freshness. It's a subtle and elegant Alión, not as dense as some other vintages, but with nice balance and very elegant tannins. In 2020, they produced 285,485 bottles of this wine, 7,115 magnums and some larger formats. It was bottled in May 2022."

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Alion

With the success of the Vega Sicilia project confirmed, the Alvarez family set about implementing their strategy of sensible wine-making expansion. With Pablo Álvarez firmly at the helm, a bodega quite close to Vega Sicilia was bought in 1990. An emotional charge lies in the name chosen for the new winery project, Alion, which is a derivation from the Roman name, Ayllon, today known as León, where the family patriarch, David was born. Pablo was determined that Alion would reflect the modern Ribera del Duero, with the tradition offered only by a wine made from 100% tinto fino.

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