Alión 2021: "A year to remember!"

Exceptional 2021 vintage arrived: "A year to remember!"

Both 2020 and 2019 were two consecutive top vintages. In 2019, Alión already received a top score from R. Parker (Alión 2019: 94/100), and 2020 went even further with 95/100!
But now, look at 2021!
As R. Parker himself puts it: "a year to remember, one of the best in recent times; it was relaxed and textbook in all senses"—and the score matches: 96/100!

R. Parker: 96/100
“The vintage released in 2025 is the 2021 Alión, a year to remember, one of the best in recent times; it 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, 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, 130 hectares. The grapes are cooled down for 24 hours, and once destemmed, they are put in the oak and stainless steel vats, where they undergo a five-day cold soak and then native fermentation through a "pied de cuve." It 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 years, a little austere, with very elegant and polished tannins and a different quality, when the grapes ripen slowly."

This is the essence of Ribera del Duero.

Top Tempranillo that can age and evolve beautifully for 15 years or more.
Alión’s vineyards are situated at an average altitude of 750m, with a yield of just 26.6 hl/ha and an average vine age of 39 years.

2021 was an outstanding vintage with a warm spring and sufficient rainfall, a mild summer, and a dry harvest period, allowing for a perfectly timed harvest. One of the most elegant and flawless vintages ever! Harvest took place between September 24 and October 11.

This is the fourth year that the wine has been vinified in tanks half the size of previous ones, allowing for much greater precision in winemaking. The wine was aged in 80% new oak. As a result, this is one of the most balanced, elegant, and straightforward Alións ever!

Taste this exceptional vintage and act fast!