TEMPOS VEGA SICILIA -  Alión  - 2016

TEMPOS VEGA SICILIA

Alión 2016

- 95 points -

There was a time (until recently) when Alión sat in Vega Sicilia's shadow. It was the neighbour, and all too obviously the junior partner, without an apparent sense of direction. With this vintage, it has made a real step forward. It starts with vivid red fruit aromatics, charming the drinker. Notes of subtle oak follow through. The palate is plump, with a developing rasp of tannin, showing notes as of very fine Florentine leather. Finally the line of acidity comes through to refresh the finish.

Sarah Jane Evans, December 2019