阿里昂酒廠的故事始於 1986 年,是 Alvarez 家族在西班牙葡萄酒傳奇「維嘉西西里亞」之後的另一作品。1980 年代, 現代風格的葡萄酒蔚為風潮,Alvarez 家族在斗羅河岸(Ribera del Duero) 擁有獨領風騷的「維嘉西西里亞酒廠」之後,總經理帕布羅‧阿伐雷茲(Pablo Alvarez) 決心釀造一款與維嘉西西里亞傳統風格相異的酒款。1990 年,Alvarez 家族購入瀕臨破產的 Bodegas Liceo 酒廠,藉著原有酒廠的釀造設備, 1992年帕布羅正式成立「阿里昂酒廠(Bodegas y Vinedos ALIÓN)」,並於1995 年推出同名酒款「阿里昂(ALIÓN)」。在 Alvarez 家族的堅持下,阿里昂酒廠所生產的葡萄酒皆為品質優良的極品佳釀,首年份 1991 ALIÓN
上市後,立即獲得美國雜誌《葡萄酒觀察家(Wine Spectator) 》年度百大選酒第 47 名,成果斐然。正因為 Alvarez 家族的努力與信念,他們創造了另一個神話,一種貴族般的榮耀。而阿里昂酒廠更是完全的展現了自有的獨特魅力:前衛、獨立與時尚,成為維嘉西西里亞酒廠旗下另一個獨一無二的代表。從現一起走向貴族的榮耀!
WA:95 Drink Date: 2015 - 2022
2012 has to be one of the best recent vintages of Alión. This 2012 Alión is pure Tempranillo from vineyards averaging 25 to 30 years of age, harvested at the end of September and matured for 14 months in new French oak barrels. The nose is much more elegant than the Pintia from Toro (I tasted them together), still very fresh and primary but with a special brightness of fruit, shiny cherries, raspberries, something effervescent, open and somehow exuberant. The palate is quite round, much more polished, with some notes of dark chocolate, some subtle volatility, elegant, fresh and long. It has the balance and stuffing to develop nicely in bottle. Superb balance, Ribera character, clean, modern classic.
