Finishes moderately long and a bit simple

grilled herb and dark berry

this is delicious and striking in its way

all bound in a silky texture

The nose of this nascent beauty was locked up tight for the first few minutes

Vega Sicilia, Alion Vintage:2017 Finishes moderately long and aThe 2018 Alin follows the path of the 2016, it is fresh and elegant and from a cooler (more Atlantic) vintage with more rain than the average and a relatively late harvest between September 28th and October 12th. They used 80% new barrels, with up to 10% made of American oak looking to (in their own words) give more sucrosity and sweetness to the wine, as it's a more vertical, tense and elegant expression of Alin. Part of the wine matured in concrete