Caractéristiques
- Pays:
- Espagne
- Appellation précise:
- Ribera del Duero
- Millésime:
- 2017
- Couleur:
- Rouge
- Type de vin:
- Sec
- Format:
- Magnum de 150cl
- Cépage(s):
- 100% Tempranillo
- Terroir:
- Sols d'alluvion et sous sols de quartz graveleux
- Âge des vignes:
- 25 à 30 ans
- Vendanges:
- Manuelles en caisses de 12kg
- Vinification:
- Fermentation en cuves bois avec contrôle des températures
- Elevage:
- 12 mois en barriques neuves de chêne Français (95%), neufs à 80%. 10% du volume a été élevé en cuves ciment de 150hl
Dégustation et Garde
- Boire à partir de :
- 2022
- Apogée :
- 2023-2035
- Boire avant :
- 2039+
- Conseil de service :
- Ouvrir puis épauler le magnum au moins 1h à l'avance
- Servir à :
- 16-17°C
Description
« Alion » est un Domaine de 37 hectares qui fait la fierté de la famille Alvares, également propriétaires de la mythique propriété Vega Sicilia. Fondée en 1992, l'idée était de produire des vins au style plus bordelais, tout en mettant en exergue la pureté du Tempranillo, cépage roi à 100% dans cette cuvée. Les vignes sont âgées de 25 à 30 ans évoluant sur un terroir d'alluvion et des sous-sols de quartz graveleux en Ribera del Duero. Ce Cru est élevé pendant 16 mois en barriques neuves de chêne français, puis le vin patiente 15 mois en bouteille avant d’être disponible sur le marché, un processus propre à Vega Sicilia !
Très joli 2017, la robe grenat nous offre un nez enivrant sur la cerise kirschée, le cuir noble et le pruneau d’Agen frais. On trouve au deuxième nez de superbes épices et des touches de réglisse. La bouche est grandiose, élégante, savoureuse et persistante.
Suggestion gourmande
Faisan aux fruits rouges.
Avis des Experts
James Suckling
"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."
The Wine Advocate
"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."
José Peñín
“La petite Vega” en grand format !