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Vega Sicilia Alion Ribera del Duero 2016

Vega Sicilia Alion Ribera del Duero 2016

Tempos Vega Sicilia

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ALIÓN

2016

DESCRIPTION

Alión is formed by a careful selection of plots spread across the best of Ribera del Duero. These plots, which complement each other, joined by the same viticulture as Vega Sicilia, have given rise to firm structured wines.

Lots in Alión are guided through 12 months ageing in 80% new barrels. French oak is predominant in 95% barrels and 5% American oak, to obtain maximum complexity from the diversity of soil.

Alión 2016 experimented a 10% use of concrete bringing out a more elegant and profound wine.

This vintage will be remembered in the history of Alión. It has a genuine, modern character highlighting its harmony and thoroughness.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Alcohol by volume
 15 %
Variety
 Tinto Fino
Average age of vineyard
 37 years
Vineyard surface area
 130 ha
Planting density
 2,222 plants/ha
Altitude
 750 m
Yield
 4,100 kg/ha - 28 Hl/ha
Harvest
 Hand-picked in 12kg cases from September 28th to October 10th
2016 VINEYARD CYCLE

The end of the previous campaign closed with warmer temperatures than usual. The first frost episodes took place in mid-November, showing little importance until December. This allowed for a good drying by withering. Regarding the temperatures recorded from November to February, winter was quite mild. This trend was reversed in early March. Because the start of spring was cooler than usual, budding of the vineyard was slightly delayed compared to an average year.

Summer was typical to that of Ribera del Duero. Flowering took place in middle of June. The excessive heat produced in August caused long periods of dormancy which delayed maturation.

September was a dry month, leading to good sanity and a very balanced end of grape ripening, which in both, our own vineyard and the controlled vines for Alión, we managed to obtain very aromatic and harmonious grapes, harvested between September 28th and October 10th, according to the plot.

STORAGE, SERVING AND DRINKING WINDOW

This wine is ready to drink now holding a potential ageing window of approximately 20 - 25 years if kept in ideal conditions: constant temperature of 12 - 14 ºC and 60% relative humidity.

Optimum drinking temperature is 18 ºC.

PRODUCTION

258,458 Bordeaux bottle, 7,017 Magnum, 578 Double Magnum, 72 Imperial and 3 Salmanazar.

YEAR BOTTLED

June 2018


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