Asteries

AsteriesFrom proprietor Jonathan Malthus, this single vineyard wine emerges from 80 year old vines on limestone that survived the devastating frost of 1956. Black cherry and blackcurrant fruit with some licorice and truffle are all present in this dense purple wine. Youthful and loaded with minerality and tannin, this is another infant at age 10. Forget it for another decade and drink it over the following 25 30 years. The final blend was 85% Merlot and 15%

full and intense flavors that carry sleek muscle and real punch and power

sophisticated

Ornellaia’s Sauvignon harvest took place in the last week of August in 2016

and masculine as well as aromatic (a characteristic of this cool vintage)

ripe vintage at Salon

but I don't see this ever being a truly elegant Barolo

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A candidate for wine of the vintage

Subtle hints of wood toast are present on the cool and overtly floral-inflected aromas of red berries

reine claude (greengage) and elderflower

Drink in 2022

particularly on the finish