the 2010 Astralis is still quite primary eliciting aromas of black plums
It’s worth pointing out that due to the difficulty in trademarking names today
Clearly stemmy red Burgundy here (though in hindsight I'm not sure stems go into this at all)
and espresso bean still dominate
Starting with the 2017 Grenache Sur Echalas Vineyard
Jaboulet, Hermitage, La Chapelle 1997 Bordeaux Rouge the 2010 Astralis is still1. 5cm 2. 0cm 96 CellarTracker Profound, captivating nose sun dried tomatoes, cinnamon, dark berries, herbs. Weightless body, high acidity, complex, earthy, tension with enough of fruit taking into account the age. Long, silky finish with spices. PnP. 5 9 2026 95 CellarTracker Spectacular wine. Dark with lots of sediment ( Cornas like!). Lovely dark fruit and forest nose, not funky. Strong classic syrah flavours with a little cedar and tannins well