“2020 was drier than average until the harvest when it rained and diluted the grapes, and they had to wait to regain concentration. The result is that the 2020 Alin is a wine with better balance and freshness. They felt the skins were very ripe and they could extract more and use a little more American oak (4%) in the levage. From 2019, they kept the press wine separate until June, and they keep separate quantities of press wines that are aged in different containers depending on the quality of the wine. They used a percentage of concrete and oak vats for the levage, which gives the wine more verticality and freshness. It’s a subtle and elegant Alin, not as dense as some other vintages, but with nice balance and very elegant tannins.”

Luis Gutirrez, 95 Points, The Wine Advocate