2016 Vega Sicilia, Alion, Ribera del Duero DO 1x75cl

2016 Vega Sicilia, Alion, Ribera del Duero DO 1x75cl

$150.00 Excl. GST
$163.50 Incl. GST
IN BOND
RETAIL
COUNTRY
Spain
REGION
Castilla y Leon
VINTAGE
2016
PRODUCER
Vega Sicilia
WINE TYPE
Red
AVAILABILITY
3, In Stock, Duty Paid

Producer Profile

Area under vines : 250 hectares
Soils : Clayey-limestone, with brown-grey streaks and an alluvial area
Average age of the vines : 35 years old
Yields : 21hl/ha

Grape varieties :

  • Tempanillo
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Malbec

Wines Vineyard Holdings:

  • Ribera del Duero :
  • Valbuena 5°
  • Reserva Especial
  • Unico

Learn more about Vega Siciliahere

Tasting Notes

Robert Parker 95

The highly anticipated 2016 AliA n spent 12 months in oak barrels, 80% of them new and built mainly with French oak but with some 5% American oak, and some 10% of the volume matured in 15,000-liter concrete vats. It hits the scale at 15% alcohol and has moderate acidity, showing ripe black fruit and a creamy texture. 2016 has to be one of the freshest and most elegant vintages of AliA n, a year with depth, freshness and terrific balance. Same as they do in Pintia, they are finding ways to lower the impact of the oak in the wine; here, they used concrete, and the wine shows more primary and floral aromas and is nicely textured and with fine tannins. 258,458 bottles, 7,017 magnums and some larger formats produced. It was bottled in June 2018. [Luis Gutiérrez, 26/10/2019]

Anticipated maturity: 2020-2028

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