Country: France /
Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux
Winery: Les Astéries / Saint-Émilion
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.