Mate, Veltha Vintage:2021 more accessible flavors that don’t

more accessible flavors that don’t posses the purity and laser beam focus either

this offers good potential for drinking over the next decade – but no further

the Fenix packs a serious punch

as it is both fleshy and delicate

Montrachet typically fleshes out substantially with bottle age and this should do that as well but it’s not clear that there is necessarily better potential here compared to either the Criots or the Bâtard

Mate, Veltha Vintage:2021 more accessible flavors that don’tDarkly alluring, the 2020 Brunello di Montalcino Veltha opens in the glass with an array of grilled herbs, ashen stones and dried black cherries. This is soft and round, with a wave of ripe violet laced red and black fruits, sweet spice and a crunch of tactile minerality toward the close. The 2020 tapers off with a classically dry feel with crisp tannins, hints of spiced orange and an air of lavender that lingers on and on. This is a fantastic showing