Bodegas y Viñedos Alion
"Alion is a more Bordeaux-styled wine, one that allows us to show that a Vega Sicilia wine can be made in a more modern style," says enologist Javier Ausas, who is also responsible for the Vega Sicilia wines made just a few miles down the road. "Everything is different here at Alion except the ownership." Alion is 100% tempranillo, from 37 hectares planted in 1986 as well as younger vines at Vega Sicilia. A selection is made in the vines and again on a table de trie. Following the fermentation, the wine remains in tank for two or three months on its fine lees before being moved into all new French oak barrels, where it remains for 14 to 18 months. An albumin fining but no filtration is done to clarify the wine prior to bottling. Production began with 2,500 cases of the '91 and reached 25,000 cases in '98, but just 16,000 bottles will be offered in '98 and far fewer than that in the difficult '97 vintage. My tasting began with an early look at the highly promising '98 from barrel ("1998 was like a horror movie," said export manager Rafael Alonso. "But those who sat through till the end got very good results.")
From The Best of Rioja and Ribera del Duero (Nov 1999) by Stephen Tanzer
1996 Ribera Del Duero
Color: Red
00
Subscriber Access Only
or Sign Up
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer vitae aliquam odio. Aliquam purus diam, tempor et consectetur vitae, eleifend ac quam. Proin nec mauris ac odio iaculis semper. Integer posuere pharetra aliquet. Nullam tincidunt sagittis est in maximus. Donec sem orci, vulputate ac quam non, consectetur fermentum diam. In dignissim magna id orci dignissim convallis. Integer sit amet placerat dui. Aliquam pharetra ornare nulla at vulputate. Sed dictum, mi eget fringilla lacinia, nisl tortor condimentum mi, vitae ultrices quam diam ac neque. Donec hendrerit vulputate felis, fringilla varius massa.
- By Author Name on Month Date, Year
1997 Ribera Del Duero
Color: Red
00
Subscriber Access Only
or Sign Up
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer vitae aliquam odio. Aliquam purus diam, tempor et consectetur vitae, eleifend ac quam. Proin nec mauris ac odio iaculis semper. Integer posuere pharetra aliquet. Nullam tincidunt sagittis est in maximus. Donec sem orci, vulputate ac quam non, consectetur fermentum diam. In dignissim magna id orci dignissim convallis. Integer sit amet placerat dui. Aliquam pharetra ornare nulla at vulputate. Sed dictum, mi eget fringilla lacinia, nisl tortor condimentum mi, vitae ultrices quam diam ac neque. Donec hendrerit vulputate felis, fringilla varius massa.
- By Author Name on Month Date, Year
1998 Ribera Del Duero
Color: Red
00
Subscriber Access Only
or Sign Up
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer vitae aliquam odio. Aliquam purus diam, tempor et consectetur vitae, eleifend ac quam. Proin nec mauris ac odio iaculis semper. Integer posuere pharetra aliquet. Nullam tincidunt sagittis est in maximus. Donec sem orci, vulputate ac quam non, consectetur fermentum diam. In dignissim magna id orci dignissim convallis. Integer sit amet placerat dui. Aliquam pharetra ornare nulla at vulputate. Sed dictum, mi eget fringilla lacinia, nisl tortor condimentum mi, vitae ultrices quam diam ac neque. Donec hendrerit vulputate felis, fringilla varius massa.
- By Author Name on Month Date, Year
Social
© 2025 Vinous Media LLC · Privacy · Terms & Conditions