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Technical Details

  • Blend 100% Tempranillo
  • Winemaker Javier Ausás
  • Country Spain
  • Region Castilla y León
  • Appellation Ribera del Duero
  • Vineyard Padilla de Duero, Valbuena de Duero, Pesquera de Duero
  • Farming Method Organic Practices
  • Oak 80% new French oak Bordeaux barrels; 10% American oak
  • Fermentation Fermentation in small temperature-controlled wooden vats
  • Aging / Cooperage 12-14 months in barrel, followed by 15 months in bottle
  • Alcohol 13.9%
  • Production 21,438 cases

Vega Sicilia Alión Tempranillo Ribera del Duero 2018

Tempranillo | Castilla y León

WE95, DC95

Organic Practices

$120.00

$109.95

750ML

8% OFF RETAIL!

Founded in 1864, Vega Sicilia is widely regarded as Spain’s first great fine wine estate, and it earned Ribera del Duero its reputation long before the region had any international recognition. Its flagship, Único, is only released after a decade of aging in barrel and bottle, making it one of the most collectible reds in the world. Its sibling Alión is the more modern, fruit-forward expression, made from 100% Tempranillo and aged in French oak, with the same pedigree and a friendlier price.

From a cooler, rainier vintage with a late harvest, this 100% Tempranillo is more fresh and elegant than powerful. It bursts with ripe blackberry and plum, a touch of spice and toasty oak, and a taut, graceful texture with a lengthy finish. Only 2 cases!

About The Producer

Few wines have a history as distinguished as that of Vega Sicilia. Founded in the 1860’s, its reputation on its flagship vintage has for more than 100 years produced two great wines, each appropriately named "Único." It was at Vega Sicilia in Ribera del Duero, two hours from Madrid, that Tempranillo proved its potential for greatness. When the estate's original founder, Don Eloy Lecanda Chaves returned from France with cuttings of Bordeaux varietals, he planted them alongside the indigenous variety, then known simply as Tinto del Pais, or “Country Red”, but today known as Tinto Fino or Tempranillo. Surprisingly, it was the Tempranillo that produced the superior wine. Today, the market for Vega Sicilia is one of scarcity and increasing demand. Vega Sicilia’s growing fame and desirability is testament not only to the estate’s enduring legacy but to the world’s craving for wines of history and noble bearing. Vega Sicilia's vintage Único, Reserva Especial and Valbuena are such wines.

$120.00

$109.95

750ML