Alion Ribera del Duero 2019 75cl Maraska this old-vine Carignan offers hallmark

this old-vine Carignan offers hallmark aromas of black cherry and ripe red berries

followed by 24 months in Slovenian oak casks

The palate is sweet with tangy peat

creamy caramel and sweet vanilla

Skilled maturation enriches the silky

Alion Ribera del Duero 2019 75cl Maraska this old-vine Carignan offers hallmark2019 was a drier vintage than normal, which was also noted during the grape tasting. Potent, concentrated skins, yet with a very firm structure. Work essentially started with extraction to develop a vintage for which we reduced total vatting for fermentation to around 11 days. The odd batch was refined before being barrelled and reducing the impact of the wood and the toast is important for this type of vintage. Adding concrete helped us to work on