{"product_id":"vega-sicilia-alion-tempranillo-spain-ribera-del-duero-2021","title":"Vega Sicilia Alion Tempranillo Spain Ribera del Duero 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pipProfessionalReviews_rating\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mnmd-block mnmd-block--fullwidth single-header-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\u003cheader class=\"single-header\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mnmd-block mnmd-block--fullwidth single-header-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\u003cheader class=\"single-header\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"entry-title entry-title--lg\"\u003e2021 Alión\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"entry-title entry-title--lg\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"tooltip-text-custom\" id=\"top\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"top\"\u003eRobert Parker WA\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"rate\"\u003e96\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mnmd-block mnmd-block--fullwidth single-entry-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mnmd-sub-col mnmd-sub-col--left sidebar js-sticky-sidebar padding-top-10px\" role=\"complementary\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mnmd-widget-indexed-posts-c mnmd-widget widget\"\u003e\n\u003col class=\"posts-list list-space-md list-seperated list-unstyled\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"post cat-5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"media\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"media-body media-middle\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-eTYdcO hxvVfw\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mnmd-main-col has-left-sidebar\" role=\"main\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"mnmd-block post post--single post-10 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-abroad tag-landscape cat-5\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Article\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"single-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"entry-content typography-copy wine-page-layout\" itemprop=\"articleBody\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mnmd-review__summary\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 col-sm-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eReviewed by:\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.robertparker.com\/author\/QN8yNJQiHh9rsiTGs\"\u003eLuis Gutiérrez\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 col-sm-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eDrink Date:\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e2025 - 2040\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vintage released in 2025 is the 2021 Alión, a year to remember, one of the best in recent times. 2021 was relaxed and textbook in all senses, with snow in the beginning of the year, a mild spring disturbed only by frost in Pesquera that didn't affect other villages and a relatively cool summer that slowed things down, and the grapes ripened to perfection without rain after September. They used grapes from 13 different villages throughout the Ribera del Duero, from a total of 130 hectares. The grapes were cooled down for 24 hours, and once destemmed, they were put in the oak and stainless steel vats, where they underwent a five-day cold soak and then native fermentation through a \"pied de cuve.\" The wine has 14.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.81 and 4.8 grams of acidity (tartaric). It's very fresh and fruit-driven, with the balance and elegance of the cooler year, and it's a little austere, with very elegant and polished tannins and a different quality, when the grapes ripen slowly. They believe 2024 has the potential to be like 2021, after the 2022 and 2023 vintages were a lot more challenging. This is a large production of 244,244 bottles, 7,075 magnums and some larger formats. It was bottled in June 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Southern Glazers","offers":[{"title":"750 ml","offer_id":41661778886714,"sku":"999","price":134.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0104\/4401\/3626\/files\/vega-sicilia-alion-ribera-del-duero-spain-10216131t_a9988c07-c023-4f2e-b66a-1993bb1e3a52.jpg?v=1696962379","url":"https:\/\/ckcollectorwine.com\/products\/vega-sicilia-alion-tempranillo-spain-ribera-del-duero-2021","provider":"Casey Key Collector Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}