Coutet (Saint Emilion) other_regions_australia beliefs and methods

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Here the nose offers a moderate step up in aromatic elegance with its nose of both red and dark berry fruit scents that are liberally laced with earth and floral hints

and they selected the sandier part to produce this bottling

Earthy and smoky

damp soil and spice cake

Coutet (Saint Emilion) other_regions_australia beliefs and methodsOpening in the glass with notes of plums, dark berry fruit, dried herbs and spices, the 2019 Coutet is medium bodied, velvety and succulent, with lively acids and powdery tannins. It's nicely balanced, seemingly picked at somewhat less advanced maturity than some of its neighbors, and will likely put on mid palate weight with a little bottle age.