Description
“This is the top selection from Garzón, named for the weathered rock that underlies the estate’s 540 acres of vines. The estate is close to the Atlantic, 11 miles from the coast. It includes parcels of tannat (45 percent), cabernet franc (25 percent), petit verdot and marselan. Balasto is a rich wine in 2016, with bright blueberry concentration to its fruit flavors, and smoky, meaty char to its oak. Youthfully tannic, it needs a few years of bottle age to mellow.” —Wine & Spirits
