{"product_id":"alion-ribera-del-duero-2022","title":"Alion Ribera del Duero 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003e96 points Wine Advocate\u003cbr\u003eThe vintage released in 2025 is the 2021 Alion, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DAVID BOWLER WINE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50760380514551,"sku":"PJ02712","price":115.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/4084\/2436\/files\/alion-ribera-del-duero-2021_PJ01678_22b69d11-8941-4d96-86da-871c646eef22.jpg?v=1773693331","url":"https:\/\/pjwine.com\/products\/alion-ribera-del-duero-2022","provider":"PJ Wine, Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}