Dautel Spatburgunder Forstberg GG 2018 Pineau d'Aunis and Howell Mountain

and Howell Mountain

but it’s not driven ultra-lean and steely

There’s a faint savory edge—black tea steeped long

Year after year Andrea Costanti turns out what are among the very best wines from Montalcino

Dautel Spatburgunder Forstberg GG 2018 Pineau d'Aunis and Howell MountainSerious and inward, this opens with sour cherry, red plum skin, and dried strawberry, layered with rose petal, forest floor, and a cool, iron laced mineral note that reflects Forstbergs limestone and marl soils. The palate is firmly structured and compact, prioritizing line over generosity, with taut acidity and fine, chalky tannins shaping the fruit rather than softening it. Subtle savory tones of tea leaf, clove stem, and damp stone emerge with air,