ALCENO PREMIUM 50 BARRICAS2012

"The 2012 Alceno Premium, produced with Syrah grapes and with 15% Monastrell from stony, calcareous soils, is a selection of 50 barrels which aged in barrique for six months. Purple-colored, clean, fresh, expressive, with notes of smoky bacon, some peat, wood well-integrated, supple, balanced and with good acidity. It reminds me of a Mediterranean rendition of a Crozes-Hermitage. Clean and delineated. Silky texture integrated. 20,000 bottles. It represents good value and a good balance between youth and complexity. I’d drink it on the young side, to enjoy the exuberance of its fruit."