A burly, full-bodied wine from a high-elevation site with clay and limestone, the 2021 Malleolus De Sanchomartin sees only French oak for 18 months, with very little wine made from the low-yielding vines. More herbal and mineral than many of the producer's other single-vineyard wines, it offers rich layers of powerful concentration dipped in balsamic spice and blackberry and plenty of youthful grip.
by VB, Jeb Dunnuck , 2025