Vega Sicilia Alion, Ribera del Duero 2021 Binend1 The 2019 Gattinara Valferrana is

The 2019 Gattinara Valferrana is a dark

The palate: A beautiful minerality and tension on a wave of citrus fruits in the mouth

firm but forgiving

Reactive and long

Earthier notes of earth and river rock blow off with aeration revealing a concentrated palate full of lip-smacking pink grapefruit

Vega Sicilia Alion, Ribera del Duero 2021 Binend1 The 2019 Gattinara Valferrana isThe vintage released in 2025 is the 2021 Alin, a year to remember, one of the best in recent times; it was relaxed and textbook in all senses, with snow in the beginning of the year, a mild spring disturbed only by frost in Pesquera that didn't affect other villages, a relatively cool summer that slowed things down, and the grapes ripened to perfection without rain after September. They used grapes from 13 different villages throughout the Ribera del