Brunello Di Montalcino, Patrizia Cencioni 2017 vs Château Monbousquet 2020

Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Brunello Di Montalcino, Patrizia Cencioni 2017 currently starts £0.20 lower.

AvailabilityIn stockIn stock
Best current price£43.20£43.40
Current stockists1 merchant1 merchant
ProducerPatrizia CencioniChâteau Monbousquet
StyleRedRed
GrapeSangioveseMerlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
Size750ml750ml
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Brunello Di Montalcino, Patrizia Cencioni 2017

This female star-studded cast of winemakers is an admirable family-run operation that dates back to 1989 when life force of the estate, Patrizia, decided she wanted to make Brunello. What was once a deteriorating property is now a winery buzzing with life and passion. Their 2017 Brunello di Montalcino shows the vintage's signature richness whilst maintaining the elegant tension that makes Sangiovese sing on these Tuscan hills. The wine opens with crushed stone minerality and dusty florals before revealing its core of sour cherries and saline-tinged red fruit. There's a pliant, plush texture that speaks to careful winemaking, structured enough for the cellar but with an energy that keeps you coming back to the glass.

Château Monbousquet 2020

Monbousquet’s terroir is truly exceptional, with mostly warm, deep gravel to the south and sandy-clay soils to the north. As at Cheval Blanc and Figeac its soils are largely gravel, and thus warm, so relatively late-ripening Cabernets can ripen perfectly. This natural feature accounts for the particularly large proportion of these grapes in the vineyard’s composition.

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