The 2025 Elsa is verdant and grassy on the nose, with a framing of toasty, vanilla-bean oak. In the mouth, the wine is rich, powerful and weighty on the palate, with a warming lift of alcohol through the finish that sinks hand-in-glove into the fruit. The acidity feels racy and enlivening within the fruit, and the palate has a creaminess that further emphasizes the wine’s stylistic origins. This is an intriguing wine, one of fennel, white chocolate, phenolics and star anise. 14% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. Drink date: 2026 – 2035