Cellier Moines, Givry Clos Cellier Moines other_regions_italy in the Luján de Cuyo

in the Luján de Cuyo department of Mendoza plus grapes from La Consulta in the Uco Valley

the 2018 Rausch Auslese Long Gold Capsule –Versteigerung– (AP 4)

What stands out is the incredibly complex bouquet of olives

supple and open knit

Les Montjolys is a lieu-dit that sits in a small depression where the soils are richer in clay than those of Les Chétillons

Cellier Moines, Givry Clos Cellier Moines other_regions_italy in the Luján de CuyoInterestingly, while the nose is certainly ripe, its not quite as ripe as the Les Dessus if otherwise similar. The nicely textured and vibrant middleweight flavors are not quite as dense yet theyre a bit finer with an equally subtle bead of minerality to be found on the slightly rustic, noticeably warm and youthfully austere and dusty finale. Like its stablemate, the influence of the 2020 vintage is certainly apparent and as such, this would best be