{"product_id":"2021-vega-sicilia-alion-ribera-del-duero-case-of-6-btls","title":"2021 Vega Sicilia, Alion, Ribera del Duero, Case of 6 Btls","description":"RP96 \"The vintage released in 2025 is the 2021 Alión, a year to remember, one of the best in recent times. 2021 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 and 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, from a total of 130 hectares. The grapes were cooled down for 24 hours, and once destemmed, they were put in the oak and stainless steel vats, where they underwent a five-day cold soak and then native fermentation through a \"pied de cuve.\" The wine 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 year, and it's a little austere, with very elegant and polished tannins and a different quality, when the grapes ripen slowly. They believe 2024 has the potential to be like 2021, after the 2022 and 2023 vintages were a lot more challenging. This is a large production of 244,244 bottles, 7,075 magnums and some larger formats. It was bottled in June 2023.\" Luis Gutiérrez for The Wine Advocate, June 2025","brand":"Vega Sicilia Unico","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613254717677,"sku":"SPN:UNI:ALIO-PK06-2021-F0L0C0","price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/grandcruliquidassets.com\/products\/2021-vega-sicilia-alion-ribera-del-duero-case-of-6-btls","provider":"Grand Cru Liquid Assets","version":"1.0","type":"link"}