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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.8 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 325 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by brianakrin on 3/9/2024 & rated 93 points: Drinking well. Rich,round & smooth (879 views) | | | Tasted by 911henrik on 12/3/2023 & rated 92 points: Lots of fruit still. Won’t get any better but will hold
Up another 5 years or so (1194 views) | | | Tasted by acheng on 11/12/2023: This one is better. But on its downward course. Drink up (1013 views) | | | Tasted by acheng on 11/12/2023 flawed bottle: badly corked (945 views) | | | Tasted by AJCowen on 11/6/2023 & rated 95 points: This took every bit of 7 hours to even start opening. First night, still biund up but herbaceous, some ripe blueberry. Second night it really shined. Much more fruit forward, currant and black plum coming through and still herby.
Lovely wine but give it A LOT of time. (1108 views) | | | Tasted by Cailles on 10/7/2023 & rated 94 points: No notes taken. From double magnum. So much bacon fat, dark fruit, earthy notes, with herbs in the background. Superb nose. On the palate less exciting but still great, fine red and blue fruit, herbs, earthy notes. This Alion did shine bright. (1453 views) | | | Tasted by Juliansi on 10/2/2023 & rated 94 points: This is described as a powerful yet balanced vintage, and WMK was rather excited that I chose this vintage from Ribera del Duero.
Rated RP 96/100 and Jancis 18+/20.
High in richness and intensity, surprisingly concentrated and somewhat lacking in the elegance I find in younger Alions. I this is by far the most expressive expression of an Alion I have ever enjoyed, likely due to the super 2004 vintage as well as the fact that this is one of 4,000 magnums ever produced.
History: Bodegas Alion was started by the renowned family of Vega Sicilia only back in 1991. Vines: Grapes are sourced from vineyards next to the winery and from Vega Sicilia’s own vineyards at Valbuena. 18 hectares of Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) form the actual Alion estate.
Tannins: Medium+ . Slightly grippy, amazing that the tannins are still quite structured. Acid: Medium. Beautifully balanced and so well integrated after nearly 20 years of cellaring.
Finish: Medium-long, at 30 to 40 seconds. Cellaring: Probably the only vintage of Alion which could put up with 20-30 years!
Second day review: I kept 2 pours in a refrigerator to see how this would fare, and it has improved even further. Sweetness coming through. Sexy spice notes with higher minerality, with more ripe plums too.
Third day review: Our last pour.. lots of raisins. Tannins dusty, acidity mainly resolved. Amazing longevity.. 3 days!! I can imagine that this was nose-first a decade ago, and how the palate has developed beautifully and will continue to do so going forward
This was the single most expensive Alion I have ever indulged in, purchased from Ponti Cellars Singapore at 180 USD per 750 ml (Nearly 400 USD for this 1.5 L magnum). But my Vivino Malaysia "Happy hour kakis" deserved it, my birthday celebration at Tang Room with WMK, DQ, SKT, Romz, JY, Mika, LF and EC too. Thanks bros!
July 2023
Malaysia (893 views) | | | Tasted by Juliansi on 7/16/2023 & rated 93 points: Magnum 1.5 L on the occasion of my 49th birthday this year.. Cheers, lads!
This is described as a powerful yet balanced vintage, and WMK was rather excited that I chose this vintage from Ribera del Duero. Rated RP 96/100 and Jancis 18+/20.
High in richness and intensity, surprisingly concentrated and somewhat lacking in the elegance I find in younger Alions. I this is by far the most expressive expression of an Alion I have ever enjoyed, likely due to the super 2004 vintage as well as the fact that this is one of 4,000 magnums ever produced.
Varietal: 100% Tempranillo Aging: About 12-14 months in new French oak.
Nose: Strawberries have evolved into very ripe raspberries with some lavender. Light minerality as well.
Palate: Ripe dark plums, blueberries and cocoa.
Mid-palate: Some chocolate, polished leather and licorice. Complex!
History: Bodegas Alion was started by the renowned family of Vega Sicilia only back in 1991.
Vines: Grapes are sourced from vineyards next to the winery and from Vega Sicilia’s own vineyards at Valbuena. 18 hectares of Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) form the actual Alion estate.
The most expensive Alion I have ever indulged in, purchased from Ponti Cellars Singapore at 180 USD per 750 ml (Nearly 400 USD for this 1.5 L magnum).
But my Vivino Malaysia "Happy hour kakis" deserved it, my birthday celebration at Tang Room with WMK, DQ, SKT, Romz, JY, Mika, LF and EC too. Thanks bros!
Tannins: Medium+ . Slightly grippy, amazing that the tannins are still quite structured.
Acid: Medium. Beautifully balanced and so well integrated after nearly 20 years of cellaring.
Finish: Medium-long, at 30 to 40 seconds.
Cellaring: Probably the only vintage of Alion which could put up with 20-30 years!
Second day review: I kept 2 pours in a refrigerator to see how this would fare, and it has improved even further. Sweetness coming through. Sexy spice notes with higher minerality, with more ripe plums too.
Third day review: Our last pour.. lots of raisins. Tannins dusty, acidity mainly resolved. Amazing longevity.. 3 days!! I can imagine that this was nose-first a decade ago, and how the palate has developed beautifully and will continue to do so going forward.
Tang Room, Malaysia
Vivino lads and their wives
16th Jul 2023 (505 views) | | | Tasted by matchbox2011 on 1/27/2023 & rated 94 points: We drank this wine within a duration of four days. Second day was best, but allover on each day the wine wr really enjoyable.
The wine looks purple colored. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like plum, cherry, forest floor, toast and cedar. The body is medium/full. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity. (2381 views) | | | Tasted by lolo66 on 10/20/2022 & rated 92 points: a bit modern but not in a bad way. some cocoa on nose, balanced, middle weight - seems to need more time. (2488 views) | | | Tasted by mdanyc on 10/9/2022 & rated 91 points: Another great bottle. Cork came out cleanly. Fair amount of sediment. (1954 views) | | | Tasted by 911henrik on 9/9/2022 & rated 93 points: Leather, Forrest berries, sweet liquorice. Clearly mature, but still vital and will hold up another couple of years. Drink now! (2128 views) | | | Tasted by MarkRichards on 9/3/2022 & rated 94 points: Still has years left. Wonderful after minutes or hours today. (2119 views) | | | Tasted by OttawaB on 6/12/2022 & rated 96 points: Very similar to my last notes. Ages well. Delicious. (2172 views) | | | Tasted by dougsmith on 12/10/2021 & rated 93 points: Deep ruby color. Complex nose of incense, sweet black cherry, dust, and a touch of yogurt. Full bodied on the palate with residual ripe tannins on the finish. (3157 views) | | | Tasted by wurzel68 on 11/14/2021 & rated 92 points: Nicht optimal gelagert, trotzdem gut. Kirsche, Erde, Laub, Trockenobst, etwas Menthol, Tabak; am Gaumen mittlerer Körper, gute Säure, Tannin gut abgeschmolzen, gute Länge. Bei optimaler Lagerung bestimmt 1-2 Punkte besser. (2758 views) | | | Tasted by OttawaB on 11/11/2021 & rated 98 points: Colour is red with bricking. Aromas are nice and rich with ripe plums, spices, mushrooms, a meaty element, spices, tobacco.
Flavours follow and toss in some dark drying berry fruit (plumminess is primary), cherries, umami, vague chocolate, black olives.
This is a soft and round wine, beautifully integrated, medium to full bodied. Nice full juicy dusty mouthfeel. My only negative would be I wish the acidity was a touch more as some fattiness does creep into the overall feel.
This wine was way better then I was expecting. This has been one of my favorite wines over the years. (2657 views) | | | Tasted by bacchus of knockholt on 7/11/2021 & rated 92 points: Ruby at its core but red brick is the dominant colour. Nose of earth, tapenade, mushroom compost, bbq meat. The palate is savoury taking all those tertiary flavours of cooked meat, umami, black olives. The fruit that is there is of the red cherry variety but this wine is now fully mature and the fruit that is left is fading. Lovely now but don’t hang on to it for too long. (3417 views) | | | Tasted by Yagil on 6/30/2021 & rated 94 points: Top Spanish wines (originally RP 95+) (George & John restaurant, Drisko hotel, TLV): dark opaque red-brown-black
Intense ripe-fruity-plummy aromas with notes of chocolate, light spices & tobacco
Excellent harmony, soft & round integrated tannins, still a pleasant amount of ripe fruitiness, coated with a thick layer of chocolate, silky mature sensation with subtle notes of spices and delicate wood. Long finish of a great Ribera wine, a full bodied wine that is, still, in great shape and is very much enjoyable. Can further age 5-10 years. (3212 views) | | | Tasted by Ribera74 on 5/14/2021 & rated 94 points: Härligt mogen doft av körsbär, charkuterier, läder, lite vanilj. Mogen smak av körsbär, granatäpple, läder, vanilj, lite ek i eftersmaken, väldigt mjuka och fina tanniner, smaken hänger kvar länge i munnen. Vinet utvecklas snabbt i glaset, kommer inte bli bättre med ålder men kommer säkert hålla ettag till. Fint vin som dricks mycket bra nu (2250 views) | | | Tasted by RuneW on 5/13/2021 & rated 93 points: Perfect cork without saturation. The colour is deep red towards purple with a hint of brick at the rim. Generous and complex nose with dark ripe fruit, coffe, leather and marzipan. On the palate, the wine is fullbodied with dark and ripe fruit and a meaty texture. Well-balanced acidity. Tannins are smooth but still with a good grip. Overall a very well balanced wine with lots of flavours and a great structure. The tertiary characters have arrived, but this will probably stay at this level for many years still.
https://instagram.com/vin_rune?r=nametag (2112 views) | | | Tasted by WineGuyFL on 5/12/2021 & rated 93 points: Last bottle. My notes say that 4 of the last 6 bottles had bad corks. 3 were drinkable and 1 had to be tossed. This bottle has a good cork and drank very well......classic Ribera Del Duero. (2016 views) | | | Tasted by WineGuyFL on 3/4/2021: Another cork that broke in two. The wine was decent, but not as good as it should be. (2212 views) | | | Tasted by ubercuvee on 1/24/2021: I thought it was a bit marred by high alcohol and VA. I’ve loved a lot of Alion from the mid-90s so I’m not sure what to make of this. (2519 views) | | | Tasted by maxima on 1/6/2021 & rated 93 points: Toujours de la BOMBE ce vin, SUPERBE.
Encore une fois, complexe et bien équilibré.
Nez sur les fruits noirs, les épices et un peu de tabac.
En bouche, c'est velouté et rien n'accroche.
Des cerises, du poivre, du chocolat et
un peu de menthol.
Les tannins sont polis et fins.
La finale très longue perdure longtemps avec
des relents de minéraux.
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| Bodegas y Viñedos Alión Producer websiteTinto FinoTinto Fino or Tinta del País is the local name in Ribera del Duero for Tempranillo, probably Spain’s most famous grape. The name relates to the early fruit ripening, ideal for the harsh continental climate and short growing season of the region.
In Ribera del Duero Tempranillo yields smaller berries, loose clusters and tougher skin, which encourages more skin-to-juice contact and promotes full-bodied, powerful wines that still retain the grape’s renowned elegance. It’s a vibrant, aromatic variety that offers spicy, red fruit aromas and flavors.
The combination of power and elegance represents Tempranillo’s signature in Ribera del Duero, and the region’s singular contribution to winemaking today.Spain Vinos de España - Wines of Spain (Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior) | Wikipedia
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Spain is the third largest wine producing nation in the world, occupying the majority of the Iberian Peninsula with vast diversity in climate, culture, and of course, wine. From inky, dark reds of the [Priorat] to dry, white Finos from Andalusia, Spain can easily boast of elaborating a wide variety of notable styles. Within Spain there are currently 62 demarcated wine regions, of which a handful have gained international recognition: [Rioja], Priorat and [Ribera del Duero]. Yet these regions are only a small sample of the high quality wines Spain produces. Regions such as Cava, Penedes, Somontano, Galicia, Rueda and Jerez are only a few of the numerous regions worthy of exploration throughout Spain. Spain can also lay claim to having the most land under vine in the world, growing up to, by some accounts, 600 indigenous varietals of which Tempranillo is their most well known. Other popular varietals include [Garnacha], Bobal and Monastrell for reds and for whites; the infamous [sic] Palomino Fino grape which is used in the production of sherry wine, Pedro Ximenez in Montilla Morilles, Albarino used in the creation of the bright, effervescent wines of Galicia, and Verdejo in Rueda. - Source: - Catavino.net
Spain is not in the forefront of winemaking for its dessert wines, other than for its sweet wines from Sherry country including the highly revered Olorosos (when sweetened). But apart from Sherry Spain has a range of styles of dessert wines, ranging from the those made from the Pedro Ximenez grape primarily in Jerez and Montilla-Moriles) to luscious, red dessert wines made in the Mediterranean from the Garnacha (Grenache) grape. Some good Moscatels are made in Mallorca, Alicante and Navarre. The northwest corner of Spain, Galicia, with its bitter Atlantic climate, is even making dessert wines, called “Tostadillos” in the village of Ribadivia (similar to France’s “Vin de Paille”). The Canary Islands have made interesting dessert wines for centuries (they are mentioned by Shakespeare, for example) and in recent years the quality of winemaking has been improved and the Canary Islands wines are being better marketed now. The winemaking styles for “Vinos Dulces” are also diverse, from “Late Harvest” (Vendimia Tardía) to “Fortified Wines” (Fermentación Parcial). Based on in-spain.info.Castilla y León Castilla y León Wine (Turismo Castilla y León )Ribera del Duero El Corazón del Duero - The Heart of Duero (Consejo Regulador de la D.O. Ribera del Duero) |
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