Loxera - Sentada Sobre la Bestia 2017 (750ml) Stags Leap District

Loxera - Sentada Sobre la Bestia 2017 (750ml) Stags Leap DistrictCropped from a dry year that resulted in an early harvest, the red blend 2017 Sentada Sobre la Bestia (the old red label) is an unusual blend of 47% Monastrell, 22% Tempranillo, 16% Garnacha Tintorera, 11% Graciano and 4% white Malvasia. Each variety fermented separately in small vats with indigenous yeasts and matured in a mixture of stainless steel and casks; after the winter they racked the wine and made the blend, which was then bottled. The warm

The intent of this Chardonnay

Expect it to land at the top of my banded score

then used by the vine in periods of low rainfall

including our own estate properties

Ratings: 90/100 International Wine & Sprits (2021 vintage)

The great strength of the steep slope vineyards is to capture enough heat and sunlight for the vines even in cool years

It shows all of the textural richness that is so typical of Bernard Magrez's wines

40% New French & American oak

with delicious fruity and floral aromas

concentrated and firmly tannic wine offers pure fruit flavors without a lot of obvious oak spices

has a nice salmon dress

plenty of mid-palate depth