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 — 6 years ago

Scott Petrus

9.1

Gave this baby a whirl on a whim and it didn’t disappoint. I was scared of it coming from a larger producer but it had depth and nuance. It did need time to open. — 8 years ago

Thor Bucy

9.7

Best I have had in some time. — 10 years ago

Amy Yan

9.5

Wow. Who knew we would find one of the best bottles on our trip so far at a "hypermarket" selling for €30. Primitivo, I understand to be similar to zin, is one of the two great reds produced in Puglia. Very elegant, easy on the palate and yet held up with red orechiette. — 10 years ago

Veenas

9.1

Great full bodied wine to pair with salami and cheese! — 11 years ago

Robert Krupp

9.3

This was such a pleasant surprise. I don't think I've ever had this varietal w 10 years on it and was utterly impressed. Strawberry bitter chocolate tar and floral. Sorry to see the bottle go. — 11 years ago

Matthew Beninati

9.0

Its aglianico, so I love it, but there is better out there. — 11 years ago

Jim Nelson

8.9

Bigger and richer than I want from a Grillo, but still inneresting — 11 years ago

with Camille

Ryan Mayeda

8.9

thanks mom! — 11 years ago

with Rhonda

Andrey Fedorov

9.6

Восхитительное примитиво! Такое каким должно быть! — 13 years ago

SChardonnay

10

Soooooo good. Best merlot evah — 6 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.1

So before the following I am gonna tell you how well this pairs with southwest salad and potatoes that have had some Funtime in hot oil. It isn’t quite a unicorn but at least a mermaid wine. It can sing and swim. Maybe it has legs AND fins—take that Ariel deniers. Anyway. Should I be proper? On the nose a lot of salt and baked stone fruit and apple juice. On the palate a body not quite voluptuous but not quite not. Lemons (baked stewed raw and candied) and hint of salad green barely ripe peach medium plus acid. Alcohol I am guessing is...12.5. Maybe 13 but...checked label it says it is 13. Snazzy. This wine is good with the slightly spicy southwest flavors but also chill with salad so that’s cool. I also served this at thanksgiving earlier this year because it can be friends with most dishes. Falanghina does a great service to food. — 7 years ago

Ted

9.4

I don't know anything about this wine. Recommendation from waiter. Very drinkable now with nice fruit. — 10 years ago

with Jeni

Frank Rotello

9.1

Lovely wine. I like the Sicilian style. This was a super smooth red. Dark fruit with some spice, and low tannins. Almost drank the entire bottle by myself — 10 years ago

Jenn K

9.5

I love this wine. — 11 years ago

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9.2

1985, 1990 and 1991 blend. Medium tawny colour. The nose is expressive displaying complex aromas of nail varnish remover, tobacco, dark plums, cherries, cedar, mint and walnuts. It is dry in the mouth with a firm acidity and velvety tannins. It is slightly warm but well-balanced by a nice concentration and very long finish. The only thing I don't like about it is that the fruit seems to be dead, just lifted by the volatile acidity. — 11 years ago

Bart Scott

9.3

I thought bodega Sicilia was only in riveria del Douro but I was clearly wrong. Perfect pairing with sucking pig. — 11 years ago

with Baron

Katie Winter

9.0

Way too easy to drink. And cheap. Cheap and easy. Just what I like. Mildly acidic dry fruit finish, soft red cherries, no sweetness but nothing harsh, either. Just really lovely. #nerellomascalese #sicily #italy #rosato #dogsofdelectable — 11 years ago

Luca Comelli

9.1

Insolia, sotto i 6€ alla Metro — 12 years ago

Dasha

9.2

Gorgeous buccia di cipolla color. Texture of rosé champagne decanted, pinot meunier. Super delicate, guava, Haribo peach rings, overripe apple, red apple skin tannins. Unico! — 6 years ago

Mary Rossillo

9.0

Very spicy and herbaceous, with soft tannins and lively acidity. — 8 years ago

Marshal White

9.1

It's Etna ina light, almost stemmy, and delicious package. The kind of wine I could drink any Tuesday night — 9 years ago

Bill R

8.9

Rich and spicy. '15 is a bit youthful. Silky mouth feel. Slightly earthy. Cinnamon. Medium tannins. Hard to argue with the $20 price point. Great value. — 10 years ago

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

9.2

Amazing bottle! Cherries, some earthy tones, and lots of Italian love!! So glad I have a second bottle. — 11 years ago

CS

Sales Amy Atwood Imports

9.5

Big fan. Biiiig fan. Reductive as fuck, at first, but it blows off and opens its petals to you, just like El Guapo would have wanted. Meaty, full, with a sour cherry edge, it's delicious. I want more. — 11 years ago

Nick DeNitto

9.0

I may just get into this whole natural wine thing... The vino went down quite easy and the price was unbelievable. 10/10 will come back to this island. — 11 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.0

Intense at first in the nose with muddled cherry and blackberry in liquor, this wine is in control with perfectly integrated oak and fine silky tannin. I expect much more of a beast in the glass but this is beautiful and classy. The fruit on the palate has mellowed out and adds spice and grilled herbs. #toro #tintadetoro aka #tempranillo #vegasicilia — 11 years ago

DAD Wine Lover

9.0

Very very nice..... I was surprised — 11 years ago

Jordan Anderson

9.5

I love this GD wine. — 11 years ago

Richard Huntington

8.9

Nero D'Avola is a favorite of mine, as far as an everyday drinking wine goes I just love Nero D'Avola. — 13 years ago