A gentle creamy mid‑palate from brief lees ageing adds texture without weight
The 2024 L’Ami des Crustacés opens with bright citrus aromatics—lemon
layered with subtle hints of pear
and citrus blossom
and gentle sweet spice adds warmth and quiet complexity
Castagna Barbarossa Rusden A gentle creamy mid‑palate fromThe palate is bright, savoury, and finely structured, opening with wild strawberry, red cherry, and cranberry lifted by fresh, taut acidity that gives the wine energy and precision. Tannins are fine, powdery, and gently firm, offering shape without heaviness. The midpalate reveals layers of rose petal, dried herbs, white pepper, and a subtle earthymineral thread, showing the wines coolclimate finesse. The finish is long, pure, and quietly savoury,