Alion 2017/2018, Vega Sicilia, Ribera del Duero, Spain99. 95 per bottle NEW 2018 vintage ABV 14% "The 2017 Alin, the only wine produced here, comes from a challenging year marked by spring frost and a warm and dry end of the season, so they reduced the amount of new oak by 8%. It fermented with indigenous yeasts, and 10% of the volume aged in concrete, completely unoaked. The change in the oak regimen helped with the style of the vintage, which was marked by the frost that hit part of the Alin vineyards.

NEW - DELIVERY APRIL/MAY 2023

"James Suckling

Rich vanillin and sweetly spicy American oak on the nose

and it remains very much a family concern to this day

leaving her career in law behind her

orange and even vermilion tints

2017 - 95 points Tim Atkin

located in West Dorset

it was purchased by a Swedish pension fund that produced a small amount of wine and the remaining grapes were sold to neighboring winemakers

Excellent acidity and tannins throughout

The finish is mouthwatering and incredibly refreshing

exotic fruits