Fasoli Gino La Calle Merlot
£49.50
Those of you who have had the good fortune to try Fasoli’s Orgno will be delighted to hear about this vinous sibling! In 1995, Fasoli made a selection of Merlot vines from cuttings from the Orgno vineyard (avoiding the use of clones to ensure biodiversity), a site similar in soil and microclimate to that of Orgno. To suggest that La Calle is in some way a second wine to their popular Orgno would be ridiculous. It commands the drinkers to respect with its own unique flavours – prune, chocolate, spice, raisin… it’s all in there, waiting to be discovered after fining in French oak barrels for 36 months. As with all the Fasoli wines, it manages to deliver power with elegance.
- 92 Points, JamesSuckling.com (2015 vintage)
- Gold Medal, Mondial du Merlot & Assamblages 2020 (2015 vintage)
- 93 Points, The Wine Gang ‘A pretty special wine, made by the passito (partially dried grape) method, and weighing in with a hefty 17.5% alcohol, it has a massively sweet and deep aromatic with a cocoa richness to the plum, prune and cherry fruit. Super-sweet and textured, it is majestic stuff. How to judge it? Tough, as you’ll need to like this style, but undeniably well done and for us, delicious. – perhaps with chunks of Parmesan or mature cheddar?‘ June 2016 (2010 vintage)
Taste
Oak spice chocolate and vanilla, Weighty black fruits
Aroma
Black plum and cassis, Vanilla and sweet spice
Description
Those of you who have had the good fortune to try Fasoli’s Orgno will be delighted to hear about this vinous sibling! In 1995, Fasoli made a selection of Merlot vines from cuttings from the Orgno vineyard (avoiding the use of clones to ensure biodiversity), a site similar in soil and microclimate to that of Orgno. To suggest that La Calle is in some way a second wine to their popular Orgno would be ridiculous. It commands the drinkers to respect with its own unique flavours – prune, chocolate, spice, raisin… it’s all in there, waiting to be discovered after fining in French oak barrels for 36 months. As with all the Fasoli wines, it manages to deliver power with elegance.
- 92 Points, JamesSuckling.com (2015 vintage)
- Gold Medal, Mondial du Merlot & Assamblages 2020 (2015 vintage)
- 93 Points, The Wine Gang ‘A pretty special wine, made by the passito (partially dried grape) method, and weighing in with a hefty 17.5% alcohol, it has a massively sweet and deep aromatic with a cocoa richness to the plum, prune and cherry fruit. Super-sweet and textured, it is majestic stuff. How to judge it? Tough, as you’ll need to like this style, but undeniably well done and for us, delicious. – perhaps with chunks of Parmesan or mature cheddar?‘ June 2016 (2010 vintage)
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