Alión 2020
Descripción
Alión es el "hijo" pequeño de Vega Sicilia, aunque se elabora en una bodega independiente. Gana muchos seguidores a medida que pasan los años y ya se ha vuelto un imprescindible entre los grandes tintos españoles. Destaca por su elegancia y untuosidad en boca. Una manera algo más accesible de descubrir la Ribera del Duero de la que, seguramente, es la firma más icónica de esta denominación de origen. 2020 fue una añada complicada por la gestión de la pandemia de COVID-19 pero tuvo su recompensa dando una expresión delicada, profunda, especiada, muy elegante y sutil.
Ficha técnica
Cata
Viñedo y elaboración
Opinión de los críticos
2020 was drier than average until the harvest, when it rained and diluted the grapes, and they had to wait to regain concentration. The result is that the 2020 Alión is a wine with better balance and freshness. They felt the skins were very ripe and they could extract more and use a little more American oak (4%) in the élevage. From 2019, they kept the press wine separate until June, and they keep separate quantities of press wines that are aged in different containers depending on the quality of the wine. They used a percentage of concrete and oak vats for the élevage, which gives the wine more verticality and freshness. It's a subtle and elegant Alión, not as dense as some other vintages, but with nice balance and very elegant tannins. In 2020, they produced 285,485 bottles of this wine, 7,115 magnums and some larger formats. It was bottled in May 2022.
Produced from a total of 35 different lots located mostly in Padilla de Duero, Pesquera de Duero and Valbuena de Duero, this is an engagingly perfumed Alión that benefited from a cooler, wetter spell in the middle of September. Spicy vanilla, coconut and dark chocolate oak flavours frame a palate that is youthful and dark fruited, with the structure and freshness to age well in bottle. 2025-32.
There’s a finesse and polish to this red with blackberries, black olives, iron and terra-cotta. Medium to full body, with slightly chewy tannins and a savory finish. It will soften nicely with time. Try after 2025.
Añadas: 2020 2019 2018 2017
Redondo. Es mejor ee lo que esperaba.
Espectáculo, para tomar ya o para guardar unos añitos si eres capaz.
No defrauda nunca
Sabroso,sin exageraciones,notas balsamicas(regaliz)especiado(vainilla),fruta muy madura,tostados,final largo.Dink now or hold.3,75☆