Vega Sicilia Alion 75cl 2019

100% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo).

Drink Date 2023 - 2032

Alion uit Ribera del Duero is de moderne versie van Vega Sicilia 

Alion heeft 14 maanden gerijpt op nieuw Frans eikenhout en is een complexe, maar elegante wijn. Mooie aroma's van rijp rood en zwart fruit, kruiden, drop, cacao, prachtige houttonen en een perfecte afdronk.

Goed in combinatie met (gegrild) rood vlees, lam en harde kazen.
Is op dronk, maar kan zich tenminste tot 2032 nog verder ontwikkelen. Serveren op 18°C.

The Wine Advocate:

'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..'