Vega Sicilia, Alion Size:6x700ml but Chiara and Giorgio Boschis

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

The wines are huge

(91-94)/2028+

The 2012 Château L'If from Jacques Thienpont and Fiona Morrison has a broody

It shows off focus and freshness more than jammy richness

Vega Sicilia, Alion Size:6x700ml but Chiara and Giorgio BoschisThe 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