2011 Les Asteries St. Émilion Grand Cru Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note
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2011
Les Asteries (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
83% Merlot and 17% Cabernet Franc create the blend. Deep in color with stone, leaf, plum and coffee, the wine is fleshy, ripe, tannic and offers sweet black raspberry and smoky oak in the finish. 91-92 Pts 4,314 Views Tasted Apr 24, 2012 |
When to Drink Les Asteries, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time
Les Asteries needs some time before it can be enjoyed. Young vintages can be decanted for an average of 2 hours. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume.
Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment. Les Asteries is usually better with at least 5-7 years of bottle age. Of course, that can vary slightly, depending on the vintage character. Les Asteries offers its best drinking and should reach peak maturity between 6-18 years of age after the vintage.
Serving Les Asteries with Wine, Food, Pairing Tips
Les Asteries is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.
Les Asteries is best paired with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Les Asteries is also good when matched with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta.
Not much Les Asteries is produced. Only 350 cases of this mineral-driven, Right Bank, Bordeaux wine is produced each vintage, making this very hard to find in the marketplace.