Vega Sicilia, Alion Size:6x700ml cedar and pepper

cedar and pepper

(the 5+ ha Clos is composed of approximately 80% Petits Epenots and 20% Grands Epenots

integrated acids give this very lush

but Chiara and Giorgio Boschis clearly brought out all the best the vineyard had to give

The mouth feel is beautifully refined and even silky with the outstanding complexity

Vega Sicilia, Alion Size:6x700ml cedar and pepperThe 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