94 Robert Parker
Blended of 83% Merlot and 17% Cabernet Franc and displaying a deep garnet-purple color, the 2015 Les Asteries is scented of cast-iron pan, beef drippings and garrigue over a core of warm plums and black cherry compote with a waft of underbrush and truffles. Full-bodied, rich, concentrated and with a firm frame of velvety tannins, it has a refreshing backbone lifting the densely packed fruit to a long, earthy and mineral-laced finish.
94 Wine Spectator
Very solid core of almost unctuous raspberry and plum fruit bursts forth, giving this an exuberant feel, while solidly grippy licorice and singed vanilla notes fill in on the dense finish. Maybe a touch pumped up in the end, but there’s good freshness here to wait this out.—J.M.
94 Robert Parker
Blended of 83% Merlot and 17% Cabernet Franc and displaying a deep garnet-purple color, the 2015 Les Asteries is scented of cast-iron pan, beef drippings and garrigue over a core of warm plums and black cherry compote with a waft of underbrush and truffles. Full-bodied, rich, concentrated and with a firm frame of velvety tannins, it has a refreshing backbone lifting the densely packed fruit to a long, earthy and mineral-laced finish.
93 James Suckling
Very attractive rich, red berries with fresh red flowers, baking spices and dark, earthy aromas. The palate has an impressive build, gathering fleshy presence and rich, dark-berry flavors as it runs into a long, regal finish. Try from 2022
17 Rene Gabriel
Sattes Purpur-Granat, dicht in der Mitte, lila Schimmer aussen. Würziges Bouquet, zeigt Darjeelingnoten, Lakritze und Black Currant. Im Gaumen mit sehr konzentriert wirkender Frucht, diese ist tendenziell süss und zeigt kompottige Ansätze. Irgendwie wirkt der Wein gekocht und gemacht. Die Vinifikation ist sehr modern. 17/20 2021 – 2035
17 Rene Gabriel
Sattes Purpur-Granat, dicht in der Mitte, lila Schimmer aussen. Würziges Bouquet, zeigt Darjeelingnoten, Lakritze und Black Currant. Im Gaumen mit sehr konzentriert wirkender Frucht, diese ist tendenziell süss und zeigt kompottige Ansätze. Irgendwie wirkt der Wein gekocht und gemacht. Die Vinifikation ist sehr modern. 17/20 2021 – 2035