Alion 2019/2020, Vega Sicilia, Ribera del Duero, Spain
£99.95 per bottle
ABV 15%
TASTING NOTES
Ripe, tarry plums, black cherries with violets, rocks, coffee, and graphite. Refined notes of balsamic fruit and cocoa powder, too. Full-bodied and juicy with an iron fist of tannins, yet at the same time so velvety and polished. It has a long, focused finish with lots of finesse and layers.
Drinkable now, but better after 2025.
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (November 2022)