BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO Podere Giodo di Carlo Ferrini 2012 vs LES COUPÉS Blanc de Noirs 'Franc de Pied' 1er Cru Écueil Nicolas Maillart 2015
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| Availability | Out of stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | — | £128.95 |
| Current stockists | — | 1 merchant |
| Style | Other | Other |
| Grape | Sangiovese | Pinot Noir |
| ABV | 14.5% | 12.5% |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy | No current tracked offers |
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO Podere Giodo di Carlo Ferrini 2012
The 2012 Brunello di Montalcino is starting to show its maturity as earth tones and hints of dark chocolate give way to plum sauce and grilled herbs. It's silky smooth, nearly fleshy in feel, with cool-toned acidity to balance ripe red and black fruits that drench the palate in primary concentration. The 2012 maintains energy yet shows a bit of heat toward the close, finishing long and gently tannic with a sour citrus tinge that leaves the mouth watering. I would err on the side of caution and drink my bottles sooner than later. That said, there's a lot of pleasure to be found here.
LES COUPÉS Blanc de Noirs 'Franc de Pied' 1er Cru Écueil Nicolas Maillart 2015
Certified sustainable (HVE). 100% Pinot Noir from ungrafted, mass-selection vines planted in 1973. Spontaneous fermentation in oak barrels where the wine spends a further nine months on lees. No malo, unfined, unfiltered. Zero dosage. Disgorged September 2021. 3,326 bottles and 161 magnums produced. Stately concentration and muscle. A broad-framed, densely savoury, towering wine. Coffee, caramel, cooked cream and toasted cashews. This is a wine for venison! It’s meaty and glorious. Truffles. Shiitake. And yet there is a shiso-leaf aromatic freshness running through the heart of it. Extraordinary. Out of this world.
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