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Les Asteries 300cl 2016
HED75949
300 cl
12.5%
£440.00
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Another Saint-Émilion estate under the ownership and direction of Jonathan Maltus, Les Asteries made its debut in 2005 and takes its name from the specific type of limestone found in the local terroir. From the exceptional 2016 vintage, this is a blend of 83% Merlot and 17% Cabernet Franc that is thoroughly modern in feel. It is rich and full-bodied, with notes of mineral-tinged black fruits, dried herbs, liquorice and cigar smoke.
96 Robert Parker
The 2016 Les Asteries is composed of 83% Merlot and 17% Cabernet Franc, aged in 80% new French oak. Deep garnet-purple colored, it charges forth with exuberant wild blueberries, raspberry preserves and baked plums scents with an undercurrent of espresso, chargrill, wood smoke and licorice. Full-bodied, firm and solidly constructed, it has a taut, grainy texture and bags of muscular black fruit, finishing on a lingering ferrous note. - Lisa Perrotti-Brown
96 Jancis Robinson
The 2016 Les Asteries is composed of 83% Merlot and 17% Cabernet Franc, aged in 80% new French oak. Deep garnet-purple colored, it charges forth with exuberant wild blueberries, raspberry preserves and baked plums scents with an undercurrent of espresso, chargrill, wood smoke and licorice. Full-bodied, firm and solidly constructed, it has a taut, grainy texture and bags of muscular black fruit, finishing on a lingering ferrous note.Lisa Perrotti-Brown29th March 2019
91 Vinous
The 2016 Les Astéries has quite a powerful bouquet of black cherries, violets and a touch of cassis, the alcohol perhaps just blurring the lines compared to its peers. The palate is sweet and rounded on the entry, with copious dark cherry, chocolate and espresso notes. There is commendable weight here, but I would have liked to see more precision on the finish. 15.2% alcohol.Neal Martin1st January 2019
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