BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO Giodo 2016 vs POMMARD 1er Cru Grand Clos des Épenots Domaine de Courcel 2014
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. POMMARD 1er Cru Grand Clos des Épenots Domaine de Courcel 2014 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% | 13.5% |
| 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 Grand Clos des Épenots Domaine de Courcel 2014
(from an enormous 4.8 ha parcel with vines ranging from 50 to 65 years of age). Here the nose is quite similar to that of the Fremiers with just a bit more complexity. This extra complexity continues onto the exceptionally rich, indeed this is almost viscous, in its density yet the middle weight plus flavors are not top heavy. Like all of these 2014s the supporting tannins are quite firm and mature but even so this is going to require a long snooze in a cool cellar as it would be largely pointless to open one of these young, other than in the interest of science. 2029+
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