Der Alion wird reinsortig aus der Rebsorte Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) erzeugt. Ausgebaut wurde der Wein für rund 15 Monate in neuen Barriques aus französischer Eiche. Das sehr schöne Bukett zeigt Aromen von Brombeeren, Heidelbeeren, Kirschen, Vanille, Kakao, Gewürznelken, Rauchfleisch, Sandelholz, Zeder, kräutrige Noten, mineralische Akzente und Veilchen. Am Gaumen fleischig, druckvoll, muskulöse Eleganz, vielschichtig, schöne Frucht, feinwürzig, mineralisch, enorme Tiefe, feines Holz, saftig, samtig, dichter Tanninmantel und ein sehr langer Nachhall.
The 2018 Pintia comes from a cooler and wetter vintage when the grapes were picked between September 20th and October 7th, and it fermented in their new fermentation room where they feel they can be more precise. The wine still has 15% alcohol, with a pH of 3.82 and 4.6 grams of acidity. It had a shorter élevage this year and matured for 10 months in French and 18% American oak barrels, 81% of them new. The nose is very expressive, with bright cherry fruit, and the wine is fresher than the norm in the region, with integrated alcohol and oak, reflecting a very cool year, floral and perfumed. The palate is medium-bodied and reveals very fine and elegant tannins. This has to be one of the finest vintages of Pintia. Robert Parker
