Beaune Premier Cru 'Les Grèves', Domaine de Montille 2021 vs Château Pontet-Canet 2020
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Château Pontet-Canet 2020 currently starts £0.10 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £80.50 | £80.40 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Domaine de Montille | Château Pontet-Canet |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Pinot Noir | Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
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Beaune Premier Cru 'Les Grèves', Domaine de Montille 2021
Domaine de Montille is one of Burgundy's most quietly authoritative estates, and Les Grèves is one of the reasons why. This is a serious Beaune Premier Cru — not the showy, plump kind that flatters on first pour, but the kind that earns its keep. One third whole-cluster fermentation gives it a spine and a faint woodland savouriness that lifts the dark fruit without dominating it. There's a rugged quality here, something a little brooding, with tannins that currently lead the charge. The fruit keeps pace, just, and the finish suggests this wine has more to say than it's letting on right now. This is Pinot Noir at its most determined rather than its most generous, from a vintage that rewarded patience in the vineyard and will reward it in the cellar too.
Château Pontet-Canet 2020
Neighbour to Mouton Rothschild, Pontet-Canet has become one of Bordeaux’s most forward-thinking estates. The Tesseron family were pioneers of biodynamics on the Left Bank, with horses still working the vines, and were early adopters of amphora ageing alongside traditional oak. This blend of tradition and innovation has propelled the estate to the front rank of Pauillac. The 2020 is a superb expression of this philosophy: deep, pure and finely structured, with intense cassis and dark berry fruit wrapped in velvety tannins. Notes of graphite, violets, and spice add complexity, while a natural energy and freshness give it both power and finesse. A wine of poise and precision, built to age beautifully.
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