BALGOWNIE VINEYARD BLOCK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2022 Maiden Gully Joshua Cooper 1970 vs CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE Renaissance Domaine de Cristia 2020
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| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £77.95 | £77.95 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Style | Other | Other |
| Grape | Cab Sauv | Mourvèdre, Grenache |
| Region | — | Rhône |
| ABV | 13% | 15% |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
BALGOWNIE VINEYARD BLOCK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2022 Maiden Gully Joshua Cooper 1970
This beautiful wine transports me back to the days when my (late) Dad and I would share a bottle of cabernet. It smells of nostalgia yet of a promise of things to come, as it’s a modern rendition and in the hands of young Josh Cooper ... well this is something else. While there’s a waft of florals and dark fruit, this is savoury in outlook. It has some cooling menthol and Aussie bush fragrance, ironstone and warm earth, but key is the fuller-bodied palate with such poised, detailed tannins, fine acidity and superb length. It’s complete. Josh says it ‘displays my most prized characteristics – effortless complexity and power without weight’. Sums up the wine perfectly.
CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE Renaissance Domaine de Cristia 2020
A more Mourvèdre-heavy blend, the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Renaissance is 60% Grenache and 40% Mourvèdre that has the Grenache brought up in tank and the Mourvèdre in new barrels. It's always a more modern styled wine in the lineup, yet it holds onto ample Southern Rhône style and has a meaty, complex, peppery style as well as medium to full body, ripe, building tannins, good purity of fruit, and outstanding length on the finish. It shows a kiss of new oak, yet there's unquestionably enough fruit to handle it. This is a beautiful vintage of this cuvée.
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