Leonetti - Merlot 2023 (1.5L) Coteaus d'Aix-en-Provence

Leonetti - Merlot 2023 (1.5L) Coteaus d'Aix-en-ProvenceVINEYARDS IN THIS WINE Loess Mill Creek Upland Leonetti Old Block AGING PROFILE 15 months in new and once filled French oak barrels and neutral oval Botti BLENDING DETAIL 100% Merlot ALCOHOL PERCENTAGE 14. 4% This beautiful magenta colored Merlot opens with an enveloping essence of blackberries picked on a warm summer day. The elegant aromatics develop with dried flowers, wet stones, and herbs. The palate is full and mouth coating with prominent notes

brought up in 60% new French oak

with nutty and toasty characters joining white stone fruit

A bubbly for fun times

They are facing east west

melted chocolate

Although the exact location of the first vines grown in Bordeaux is unknown

concentrated and structured

Light to medium-bodied

Due to the sharply sloping terrain of the vineyards

I would recommend enjoying White Star in its youth while it expresses the tropical fruit nuances that can truly please the palate

But as we know

This wine has been made using Monastrell grapes from vines that are around 25 and 35 years old on land with a great deal of limestone