ALION Tempos Vega Sicilia - Ribera del Duero 2017 Bottle NO DISCOUNT

Description

A deep, intense nose of blackberry, plum, and dark cherry, layered with hints of cedar, vanilla, and a touch of graphite. On the palate, it’s full-bodied and velvety, with firm tannins and balanced acidity. Flavours of ripe dark fruit, espresso, and black pepper unfold, leading to a long, complex finish with a whisper of spice. A beautifully crafted wine that combines power and elegance, perfect for aging or enjoying now with hearty dishes. 15%abv

WINE STYLE - Deep, intense, full-bodied & long
FOOD PAIRINGS - Roast meat, tomato-based sauces slow-cooked beef
GRAPE VARIETIES - 100% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo)
WINEMAKING/LIFESTYLE - Organic, Natural, Biodynamic / Vegan
AWARD/SCORES - James Suckling 95pts, Wine Advocate 94pts

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100% TEMPRANILLO (TINTO FINO)
Alión comes from carefully selected terroirs located in the very best areas of the Ribera del Duero DO region. The soils complement each other, and allied with the same winemaking process used in Vega Sicilia, they have produced wines with a firm structure.

James Suckling 95
Lots of chocolate and berry with some coffee-bean and vanilla undertones. It’s full and layered with plenty of fruit, round tannins and pleasing complexity of smoked and toasted wood. Tar undertone. Very drinkable now, but better after 2022.

The Wine Advocate RP 94
Reviewed by: Luis Gutiérrez
Drink Date: 2021 - 2026
The 2017 Alión, the only wine produced here, comes from a challenging year marked by spring frost and a warm and dry end of the season, so they reduced the amount of new oak by 8%. It fermented with indigenous yeasts, and 10% of the volume aged in concrete, completely unoaked. The change in the oak regimen helped with the style of the vintage, which was marked by the frost that hit part of the Alión vineyards. Furthermore, the end of the season was warm and dry, and they had to work to control ripeness and power and perhaps the possibility of more aggressive tannins. It's a classical Alión, with some developed aromas, juicy and round but not heavy, with just a tad of earthy rusticity. With time, it develops more balsamic notes and hints of licorice. 230,032 bottles, 7,04 magnums, 614 double magnums and a handful of bigger sizes were produced. It was bottled in June 2019.