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2003 Bodegas y Viñedos Alión Ribera del Duero
Tinto Fino
- Spain
- Castilla y León
- Ribera del Duero
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Community Tasting Notes 154
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dkwins Likes this wine: 93 points
October 19, 2022 - Two hour decant; near black, dried cork and pleasing ripe and rich fruit scent. Very smooth and drinking well now, but likely at, or passing prime.
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Genghis88 wrote: flawed
August 24, 2022 - Unfortunately this wine was not in fine form. It was not terrible just thin and weak. I did get a lot of raisins off the palate. The color was super faded brown in color. It would be unfair to give this wine a score at this point.
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GFischmann Likes this wine: 93 points
July 23, 2021 - Still showing good fruit, acidity and tannins. Tertiary notes of earth and leather. Ate with steak and was a great match
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bonedoc wrote: 94 points
April 14, 2021 - No decant, drank over 2 hours w grilled steak. Lovely ripe red fruits, hints of licorice, the slightest hint of earth/brett, reminded me of an old world restrained style of CDP. Very enjoyable.
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honest bob wrote: 92 points
February 14, 2021 - From 75cl, perfect cork, decanted 1 hour. Wierd CT TNs here since my previous note on 25.03.2018: looney-tunes, nothing like the wine in my glass. This wine in MY bottle smelled most expansively of superb blackberry/raspberry immeditately after opening and diminshed thereafter, although the menthol-eucalyptus-dark exotic spice undertow remained. Medium bodied (and therefore thinner than expected) it showed perfectly integrated, luxury oak treatment, lush (but slender) dark soft-fruit action and a wonderfully vibrant acidity. Tannins now fully resolved. Ideal pairing: rack of lamb with garlic. I slightly misjudged with highly spiced beef stew, but it was good nonetheless. Drink now-2025, with only a short decant for sediment. 92P
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By Gary Walsh
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Josh Raynolds
July/August 2007, IWC Issue #133 (link)(Bodegas y Vinedos Alion Ribera del Duero) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
2/22/2008 (link) 93 points(Bodegas y Viñedos Alión Ribera del Duero) Dark red violet color; black fruit, blueberry and vaguely floral nose; nice, concentrated, lovely blueberry, black fruit with good acidity; medium-plus finish 93+ pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2003
- Type Red
- Producer Bodegas y Viñedos Alión
- Varietal Tinto Fino
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Spain
- Region Castilla y León
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Ribera del Duero
- UPC Codes 097985110183, 097985118059, 8436014251374, 8436014252234, 8437008527086
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 3 (0%)
- In Cellars 1,697 (44%)
- Consumed 2,125 (56%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
beef, bbq, Game, Goose, Lamb, Light gameWho Likes This Wine
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- VarietyTinto Fino
- CountrySpain
- RegionCastilla y León
- AppellationRibera del Duero
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