Brunello Di Montalcino, Patrizia Cencioni 2017 vs Familia Nin-Ortiz, Priorat Planetes De Nin 2016
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Brunello Di Montalcino, Patrizia Cencioni 2017 currently starts £0.20 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £43.20 | £43.40 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Patrizia Cencioni | Família Nin-Ortiz |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Sangiovese | Grenache, Garnacha |
| Region | — | Priorat |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
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.
Familia Nin-Ortiz, Priorat Planetes De Nin 2016
Família Nin Ortiz are among Priorat's quieter obsessives - working tiny parcels of old-vine Grenache and Carignan on the region's famous llicorella schist, and doing very little else besides letting the land speak. Planetes de Nin is their entry point into that conversation, but don't be misled by the positioning: this is a serious, structured red with real depth and an almost iron-willed grip that is pure Priorat. Think dark fruit pressed hard against volcanic rock, with dried wild herbs and a finish that seems to drag slate along with it. The 2016 vintage in Priorat was one of the more balanced in recent memory - enough warmth for ripeness, enough freshness to keep the wine from tipping into excess.
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