Stas Medvedev

9.2

🏅 Rating 92+/100 (4,25⭐)

Tobacco leaf. Full of red and some black berries. Tanins are ripe, granular. Oaky. Midpalate fruit.

Powerful 100% Tempranilio. Alion is owned by Alvarez family. Just 12km away from Vega Sicilia, which belongs to the same family.

Top quality wine that can compete with Valbuena 5°, but made in a slightly more modern style.

That's not the first time I open this vintage of Alion. Now it feels more tight. Needs more bottle aging. I strongly recommend some aeration before serving this wine. Maybe leave it for a good couple of hours in wide decanter.

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Instagram: @win_talks_club — 5 years ago

July Glibova

9.6

арбекю, танины, средняя кислотность из-за сахара, но на самом деле высокая. Нейтрализуют друг друга. Очень приятное. Сухофрукты. — 8 years ago

Carolyn Chen

9.4

Had this at El Mercado in Bangkok with Jordon Alvarez, Head Sommelier for L'Atelier — 8 years ago

Ed Danis

8.9

Dark violet, medium bodied with pretty aggressive tannins. Raspberries and cinnamon long finish. Probably could use more time. — 9 years ago

with Krista

Sayaka Kimoto

9.1

濃厚で蜂蜜の味
スペイン料理屋にて — 11 years ago

Vin d’Ottawa

9.1

Medium-body, dry finish — 6 years ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

Good value Mencia. Plums (almost prunes) and violets on the nose. Cooked dark berry jam and beef jerky flavors on the pallet. Rugged but acceptable tannin structure. Smokey finish. Good QPR. — 7 years ago

Ryan Mayes

9.1

In short, surprised and underwhelmed. The nose is absolutely gorgeous: fresh blue berries and whipped cream. After that, resembles CA in the first few rounds of the Alvarez / GGG fight. Decent attack but weak mid palette. Tannins are spot on, however. If this were a bit more ripe and had more horsepower on this finish it would be far more interesting / enjoyable. — 8 years ago

Radu Atanasiu

9.7

Very aromatic, explosion of tastes in the mouth. Great with sea food. — 9 years ago

Erika Andersson

8.9

Crisp refreshing. Perfect for hot summer — 9 years ago

Philip Roessler

9.0

Great value! Got it from fantastic Spanish restaurant and store in Williamsburg—La Tienda. — 7 years ago

Will Herwig

8.9

Fruity and dry. — 8 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.6

Pablo Alvarez Vega Sicilia dinner in Denver at El 5! Lovely wines and a lovely dinner. Kudos to all. — 8 years ago

Christopher Sprague

9.1

Eye opening! To see how the wines age has been a great pleasure. The world is going to wake up and find these Wines. If you have a chance to taste I highly recommend. — 8 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.3

Bright, cherries, plums. — 9 years ago

with Grace, William and 1 other

Ismael Vallvé Hernàndez

9.3

con garbancita siempre sabe mejor — 13 years ago