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  • Country ranking ?

    149
  • Producer ranking ?

    6
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035

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The Story

Alion is produced using the Tinto Fino variety. The grapes are harvest by hand in 12-kg boxes and are taken immediately to the winery to the sorting tables. Fermentation takes place in wooden tanks under controlled temperatures until a good polyphenolic structure is obtained which will provide the generous colour and firm structure that makes up part of the personality of this wine; and finally the ageing of between 14 and 20 months, depending...

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Ruby red

ending

Gentle

nose

Refined and Charming

recommend

Yes

taste

Warming, Balanced, Harmonious, Refined and Silky tannins

Verdict

Sophisticated and Excellent

Written Notes

Opaque ruby. Intense, mineral-tinged black and blue fruit, potpourri, Indian spice, mocha and vanilla scents on the highly perfumed nose. Sweet, deeply concentrated boysenberry, cherry cola, fruitcake and dark chocolate flavors spread out steadily with air. Lush and seamless in texture, finishing with outstanding clarity, sweet persistence and rounded tannins that contribute shape and grip. Drinking window: 2023 - 2032. Antonio Galloni, Vinous 92p

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Origin

Penafiel, Ribera del Duero
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