Robert Parker
The highly anticipated 2016 Alión spent 12 months in oak barrels, 80% of them new and built mainly with French oak but with some 5% American oak, and some 10% of the volume matured in 15,000-liter concrete vats. It hits the scale at 15% alcohol and has moderate acidity, showing ripe black fruit and a creamy texture. 2016 has to be one of the freshest and most elegant vintages of Alión, a year with depth, freshness and terrific balance. Same as they do in Pintia, they are finding ways to lower the impact of the oak in the wine; here, they used concrete, and the wine shows more primary and floral aromas and is nicely textured and with fine tannins.
Leveres i original trækasse ved 6 flasker.
Alión er en af de mest efterspurgte vine fra Ribera del Duero. Denne vin er lavet af huset Bodegas Alión, en vingård med samme ejer som Bodegas Vega Sicilia, som af mange regnes for Spaniens bedste vingård.Alion fremstilles 100% på den lokale Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) dyrket fra vinstokke, der er mellem 25 og 35 år gamle. Vinen lagrer i nye franske egetræsfade i 14 måneder og endelig lagrer yderligere 18-20 månede før den frigives.