Vega Sicilia, Alion Size:6x700ml integrated acids give this very

integrated acids give this very lush

virile Barolo

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

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

cedar and pepper

Vega Sicilia, Alion Size:6x700ml integrated acids give this veryThe 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