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Spec sheet

TypeRed wine
Region
Grapes
Producer
AllergensContains sulfites
Alcohol contenti15.0%
Production284,284 bottles

The wine

An elegant wine with all the quality assurance one might expect from Vega Sicilia. Highly-regarded in its own right, this was never intended to be their second wine, as was proved when the very first vintage in 1995 won a place in the Wine Spectactor's list of 100 best wines for that year.

Produced from 100% Tinto Fino (Ribera's Tempranillo) grapes, the Alión Reserva is a modern-style wine with traditional roots. The Vega Sicilia approach to meticulous care over details ensures high quality standards throughout all wine-making processes, under the auspices of company oenologist Xavier Ausás.

Particular consideration is paid to the ageing process which lasts for up to 18 months in new French oak casks and almost the same length of time spent resting in bottle.

These periods are regarded as essential for blending and harmonizing the fruit and wood, so that the finest aromas and flavours ensue and create a wine of exceptional elegance. Deeply-coloured and firmly-structured, from grapes ripened to perfection in the vineyard, it reveals the characteristics of its terroir and maintains the winery’s long-standing commitment to the production of premier quality wines.

What does this wine taste like?

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Picota cherry red / Purple rim
Bouquet
Red berries / Spices / Hardwoods
Mouth
Elegant / Opulent / Long

Drinking and storing

Serve between 16ºC and 18ºC

Food pairing

Beef sirloin steak / Vegetable stews / Suckling lamb

Ratings and awards

202095 PK
201994 PK95 SK
201895+ PK
201794 PK
201695 PK
201593+ PK93 PN
PK: ParkerPN: PeñínSK: Suckling

Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker

The 2019 Alión was cropped from a drier vintage compared with the average, and the wines from that year tend to be powerful, concentrated and with structure. They shortened the maceration by 11 days and used concrete for part of the élevage, trying to reduce the impact from the oak in the wine. They define 2019 as a powerful, concentrated and juicy vintage, sensual and unctuous. The wine is ripe at 15% alcohol and has mellow acidity (4.4 grams) and a pH of 3.88, reflecting the warm and dry year that delivered powerful and concentrated wines, similar to the wines from 2015. It's quite fruit-driven, ripe and juicy, with abundant, slightly dusty tannins despite the limited pumping over they did to avoid extracting too much, and the maceration was also shortened. 256,526 bottles, 7,005 magnums and some larger formats produced. It was bottled in June 2021.

— Luis Gutiérrez (31/01/2023)Robert Parker Wine Advocate Vintage 2019 - 94 PARKER

Customer reviews

4.7/5
14 reviews
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Winemaking

Ageing period14 months
Barrel ageNew
Type of woodFrench oak

Vineyards

Vine ageBetween 25 and 35 years
SoilGravel surface
ClimateContinental
Surface area130.00 hectares

The winery

Bodegas y Viñedos Alión

Bodegas y Viñedos Alión

This winery was acquired in 1992 by the owners of Vega Sicilia, the Álvarez family, for the purpose of creating a Ribera del Duero wine that was distinct and independent from the flagship brand. Different in that it is exclusively produced from Tinto Fino(the Ribera's Tempranillo) grapes, it has its own identity and is a less expensive, more widely available alternative to Vega Sicilia's Único and Valbuena wines. It was never intended to be considered as their second wine,...

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