Bodegas Emilio Moro

Winemaker’s Notes

The word “Malleolus” comes from Latin and means majuelo, which is the way the locals refer to the vineyards in Pesquera de Duero. To produce this wine, we have chosen grapes from old majuelos, trained as bushes and on trellising.

Tasting Notes

This dense red is rich yet focused. Black cherry, plum and boysenberry flavors mingle with cocoa, clove and mineral notes, supported by muscular, well-integrated tannins and balanced by fresh acidity. Not showy, but harmonious. 

Blend: 100% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo)

Ratings: 93 points Wine Advocate, Wine Spectator, 92 points Wine Enthusiast,

Winemaker’s Notes

Alión is intense, complex, full-bodied, where elegance plays a differentiating role being the winery's sign of identity. Its modern, genuine and multicultural character makes it easy to pair.

94 points Wine Advocate

2014 is a better vintage in Ribera del Duero than in Rioja, and the 2014 Alión, shows it. Sourced from 130 hectares of Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) in Ribera del Duero and possibly the most modern of the Vega Sicilia Group wines, it's silky, voluptuous and jammy, ripe and generous without being too much. The grapes fermented with indigenous yeasts in oak vats, and the wine matured in new and second use French barriques for 12 to 14 months. It's quite ripe and powerful yet balanced and with great freshness. The palate is medium to full-bodied with lots of fruit, juicy and showy, modern without excess. 284,284 bottles along with 6,500 magnums and some larger formats were produced. You might want to give it some more time in bottle. It was bottled in June 2016.

Ratings: 94 points Wine Advocate, 92 points Wine Enthusiast, 91 points Wine Spectator

Tempos Vega Sicilia

Winemaker’s Notes

Alión comes from carefully selected terroirs located in the very best areas of the Ribera del Duero DO region. The soils complement each other and along with the same winemaking process used in Vega Sicilia, they have produced wines with a firm structure.

Tasting Notes

The 2018 Alión features aromas of blackberry preserves, Turkish delight, and clove, with flavors of cherry pie, plum pudding, dark chocolate, and licorice, all wrapped in opulent tannins. It is described as fresh, elegant, and medium- to full-bodied, with a citrus-zest and floral finish.

Blend: Tinto Fino (Tempranillo)

Ratings: 96 points James Suckling, 95 points Decanter, Wine Advocate, Wine Enthusiast

Tempos Vega Sicilia

Winemaker’s Notes

Valbuena is the pure expression of a red at Vega Sicilia, with an ageing process, from barrel to bottle, which lasts five years and gives its name: Valbuena 5° (5th).

Tasting Notes

Density of flavor, ripe, intense and expansive, yet it’s full of detail, with an emphasis on Mediterranean spice and ripe blackberries. Then, the tension of the acidity seems to give an electric charge to the tannins, making it feel radiant and immediately inviting.

Blend: 95% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo), 5 % Merlot

Ratings: 95 points Wine & Spirits, 94 points Wine Advocate

Tempos Vega Sicilia

Winemaker’s Notes

Of the 1.000 hectares which make up the Vega Sicilia estate, 210 are used for wine growing, under 19 soil-types divided into 52 plots with very specific characteristics. The influence of the Duero river’s flow and the passage of time have been vital in forming these soils. 40 of these hectares are used to produce Unico with a minimum 10-year ageing process, including both barrel and bottle, probably the world’s longest. 225-litre French and American oak barrels, both new and used, 20,000-litre tanks. A long complex process for a legendary wine.

Tasting Notes

Velvety texture with notes of cigar box on the finish. A splendid wine with the perfect proportion of fruit (plums and berries), tannins and acidity.

Blend: 94% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo), 6% Cabernet-Sauvignon

Ratings: 100 points James Suckling, 97 points Wine & Spirits, 96 points Wine Advocate, Wine Enthusiast