The 2021 Domaine de l’Aurage, 100% Merlot, is soft, open-knit and fruity. Hints of kirsch, cinnamon, orange peel, mint all grace this exotic Côtes-de-Castillon. The 2021 is a quirky wine, but it is long on character. A kiss of sweet French oak is a reminder this is a smaller-scaled year, yet all the elements are very much in balance. There is a bit of edginess in the tannin, but the wine starts to soften with aeration.
- Antonio Galloni (12/2023)