Casale del Giglio - Mater Matuta Lazio Rosso 1995 (750ml) Banyuls

Casale del Giglio - Mater Matuta Lazio Rosso 1995 (750ml) BanyulsIt strikes the nose for a lively and complex olfactory range, from sweet spices, to the Mediterranean scrub, with tobacco and coffee. On the palate it is persuasive and structured, with well integrated tannins and a long finish with fruity echoes.

cherry and plum fruit sweetened by a judicious touch of oak

with a smooth finish of smoky vanilla

dense and balanced

perhaps 5-6 years per decade

warm ganache and espresso notes that meld slowly into the core of steeped blackberry and black currant fruit

A wine that will age over many decades

of which 30 are under vine and planted primarily with 80% Sangiovese (also called Prugnolo Gentile in Montepulciano) and the rest Canaiolo and Mammolo

– Block 54: 9/21/20

The silky entry and dense

giving a juicy character to the wine's structure

The Thorn Clarke Vineyards

Pascal Agrapart embodies the best of the artisan tradition in Champagnes