Intense and dense purple, almost black, the wine shines in the glass. The aromas are extremely complex, a wheel of peacock scents escapes from the glass. Blackberry, cinnamon, plum, blueberry, tobacco and coffee, showing an incredible amount of class. Velvety on the palate, still lots of black fruit, noble roastiness and also the typical melt you know from Alión. Still young, the wine shows huge muscles as you love it from Ribera wine. Long finish with tannins present and ripe. What a wine!

The Spanish myth is aged in the best French barriques for 12 to 14 months. Bodegas y Viñedos Alión produces only this wine. So all the focus is only on this wine and nothing is left to chance. All of Vega Sicilia’s oenological knowledge flows into production.

Awards: 96 points James Suckling

Founded in 1864 and owned by the Alvarez family. 240 hectares of vineyards are planted with Tempranillo , Cabernet Sauvignon , Malbec and Merlot .

When David Alvarez purchased Vega Sicilia in 1982 , he bought the responsibility. Because with the two vintages of 1915 and 1917 the winery became world famous for its wines and has been in the top league ever since. Alvarez has not only lived up to the responsibility, but also founded the Alión winery in 1992, a further addition to Ribera del Duero . In 1997 the Vińdos Pinitia estate was added. The same philosophy as Vega Sicilia, the same know-how, a different region and a different name. From Pintia you get a lot of wine and history for little money.