Vega Sicilia, Alion Vintage:2021 obvious earth and smoked game

obvious earth and smoked game influences

the nose with greater intensity

(90-92)/2019+

as it sits in the glass the tannins become ever more apparent and patience will be an absolute necessity

which is framed by fine-grained

Vega Sicilia, Alion Vintage:2021 obvious earth and smoked gameThe 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