Very well-made wine, youthful bright appearance, good intensity primary fruit notes, pear, pineapple, citrus and stone fruit notes, medium bodied, smooth, polished style with just a bit of oak influence to introduce some added interest. Partial malolactic and lees stirring adds a rounded textural component.
Black tea, chocolate graham cracker, and lavender spill forth in a flow of supple tannins. Big, robust notes of plum and back currant are gentled on the silky finish.
An outstanding, affordable blend of 80% Sangiovese and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon would be perfect for a by-the-glass for lovers of Super Tuscans. Grapes are grown on dry-farmed hillside vineyards on the Carpineto estate. Tart cherry, plum, and lavender lead on nose and palate. Italian herbs season plush tannins. Delightful.
Ripe fruit aromas of cherry and plum, plus a touch of fig from the light drying (appassimento style) of the grapes for 20 days. The blend of 60% Corvina and 40% Merlot shows flavors of cloves, black pepper, and lavender adding to the nice balance of acidity, tannins, and fruit.
An Italian-inspired blend of 62% Sagrantino, 17% Nero d’Avola along with Aglianico, Teroldego, and a few other lesser-known varieties. Ripe and dynamic, with high-toned acidity. Cherry and pomegranate are top notes, with coffee and dried, spiced roses as base notes. An earthy finish offers a dot of white pepper.
Its vineyard home is on the slopes of revered Pritchard Hill, with its volcanic soils – hand-picked by André Tcheslistcheff for the Chappellet family in 1967 as an ideal spot. This youthful red has time yet to sprout its true colors. With an athletic, angular structure, its muscles are still forming. Slate, black plum, and dusty, dried lavender are enhanced by a formidable opulence. On the finish, the wine exudes mocha-covered cranberries, coating the palate.
The vineyard property dates back to the 15th century, acquired by Philippe Bardet in 2008. A blend of 60% Merlot, with 24% Cabernet Franc and 16% Cabernet Sauvignon, this is an upright, structured, and bold red. Dried violets, slate, and blackberry reign. Athletic, with lean muscular lines.
Aged 23 months in French oak, we taste the chalky minerality from Creston’s soils along with violets, black tea, and graphite. Notes of fennel and ripe plum align with refined, gritty tannins. A finish of elegance and power.