BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO Giodo 2016 vs POMMARD 1er Cru Fremiers Domaine de Courcel 2016
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. POMMARD 1er Cru Fremiers Domaine de Courcel 2016 currently starts £1.95 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £116.95 | £115.00 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Style | Other | Other |
| Grape | Sangiovese | Pinot Noir |
| ABV | 14% | 13% |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO Giodo 2016
Upon meeting Carlo Ferrini for the first time some 15 years ago, I remember vividly when he described himself as a Sangiovesista, or an adherent of the school of Sangiovese. Many years later, and perhaps to cement that self-appointed moniker, the wine consultant has now settled in Montalcino, or the ultimate holy ground to Sangiovese. Ferrini has embarked on his Giodo estate (with beautiful vineyards and a newly inaugurated winery built precisely according to his technical specifications and wishes), creating his own temple to the mighty Tuscan grape. As a consultant, Ferrini has endured many stylistic transformations over the years, but the personality embraced in his 2016 Brunello di Montalcino celebrates varietal purity, balance and elegance, and I write those words free of hyperbole. Delicate forest berry fruits open to spice, forest floor and balsam herb. The wine presents a pretty wave of freshness, followed by firm tannins and enough fruity texture to smooth over the palate. This is a career-defining wine for this proud Sangiovesista. Production is 10,000 bottles.
POMMARD 1er Cru Fremiers Domaine de Courcel 2016
Medium-deep red-ruby. Dark berry aromas are complicated by nuances of flowers and earth; more complex in a Volnay way than the Croix Noires and Pommard villages. Suave, plush and sweet in the mouth, conveying an impression of tension and a hint of saline minerality. More refined than the preceding samples, finishing with smooth tannins that coat the front teeth. This, too, has the density and aromatic interest of a Côte de Nuits wine.
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