Savage, Are We There Yet 2020 Emil Bauer

Savage, Are We There Yet 2020 Emil BauerDuncan Savage has succeeded in harnessing the power, concentration and intensity of these two noble red varieties and using his own brand of vinous alchemy, crafted a wine full of energy, minerality and fruit concentration. Compared to the maiden 2016, this vintage seems to unfurl extra layers of concentration and fruit brightness, but with much tighter orchestration. The nose is rocky and mineral revealing river gravel, graphite and grey slate with a

literally lime on the rocks

It slowly reveals notes of crunchy peaches

gentle tannins and a unique tasting profile

distinctive

Montifaud XO Silver exudes notes of dense fruit like apricots & plums

and the palate offers a delicious raspberry fruit

featuring all the qualities of a full bodied Bolgheri wine - it is elegant

The abundant alcohol is well disguised

saline fruit with a gorgeous textural complexity

not almonds

intriguing and inviting

giving a wonderfully mineral style