Winery - Les Astéries
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
92-94 This is rounded, ripe, a densely tannic mineral wine, very intense. It is tense, structured, firm, promising long aging.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
90—92 Barrel sample. Named after the limestone, Astéries, which dominates this small vineyard. The wine is mineral, tannic, somewhat austere at this stage, with dry tannins.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
92-94 Barrel sample. A beautifully structured wine, offering powerful tannins along with the ripest, perfumed fruit. It balances rich fruit with an intense mineral structure. Impressive
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
91-93 Barrel sample. Tight and taut, the austere tannins offer density, minerality. It is all in the promise here, obviously a wine designed for aging.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Dark-hued and concentrated, this wine also has a considerable mineral character, along with intense bitter chocolate and dark plum skin flavors. It’s juicy, but also broody, massive and dominated by its solid tannins. Keep for 5–10 years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This wine comes from a privileged 2.5-acre vineyard perched on the edge of the city of Saint-Emilion next to cru classé Clos Fourtet. It is beautifully perfumed, rich, opulent almost, but still with a strong sense of structure and dark, dry fruits. The texture is dense, packed with dusty tannins and black currant jelly flavors. It should age well, over at least 10 years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
As a contrast to Jonathan Maltus’s Le Carré, this single-vineyard wine, from vines situated only 100 yards away, has a taut, mineral flavor, with an initial austere character which then opens out to give dark bitter chocolate and plum skin flavors. It is potentially a richer, more impressive wine, but it needs aging for 4–5 years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
With its classic mineral edge, dusty tannins and firm, dry structure, the wine has a core that weighs well with the severe texture. As a contrast, the fruit underneath is ripe and juicy. A wine for several years’ aging.
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