Ribera del Duero

Spain
Ribera del Duero
2020

A more concentrated vintage due to drier conditions in the area. Maceration was shorter and elevage was partly done in concrete to reduce the heavy oak impact. A powerful and juicy vintage.

94 points
"Produced from a total of 35 different lots located mostly in Padilla de Duero, Pesquera de Duero and Valbuena de Duero, this is an engagingly perfumed Alión that benefited from a cooler, wetter spell in the middle of September. Spicy vanilla, coconut and dark chocolate oak flavours frame a palate that is youthful and dark fruited, with the structure and freshness to age well in bottle. 2025-32"
Tim Atkin,
Tim Atkin
2023 Ribera del Duero Special Report
95 points
"2020 was drier than average until the harvest, when it rained and diluted the grapes, and they had to wait to regain concentration. The result is that the 2020 Alión is a wine with better balance and freshness. They felt the skins were very ripe and they could extract more and use a little more American oak (4%) in the élevage. From 2019, they kept the press wine separate until June, and they keep separate quantities of press wines that are aged in different containers depending on the quality of the wine. They used a percentage of concrete and oak vats for the élevage, which gives the wine more verticality and freshness. It's a subtle and elegant Alión, not as dense as some other vintages, but with nice balance and very elegant tannins. In 2020, they produced 285,485 bottles of this wine, 7,115 magnums and some larger formats. It was bottled in May 2022."
Luis Gutiérrez,
Wine Advocate
Jun 13, 2024

SKU/Code: 
DB7657-20
Product Line: 
Wine
Red
Varietal: 
Tempranillo
Farming Type: 
Organic