Château Alcee 2021 vs Château Alcée 2022
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Château Alcee 2021 currently starts £0.20 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £20.50 | £20.70 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Château Alcee | Château Alcee |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Merlot, Cabernet Franc | Merlot, Cabernet Franc |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
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Château Alcee 2021
Alcée is the pet project of widely-celebrated winemaker Nicolas Thienpont (of Pavie-Macquin fame especially, one of 2021's wines of the vintage), so it's not a huge surprise to see the wine perform at this level quality, though you still rarely expect to see this in Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. Since acquiring the estate in 2011, Nicolas has sought to push quality further and further, converting to organic farming, replanting vines, reducing yields and delaying harvesting until optimum phenolic ripeness. Winemaking is similarly assiduous, with laser-sharp selection at the sorting table and plot-by-plot vinification. The resultant wine speaks to the elegant side of Merlot and arguably bears more in comparison with Pomerol than it does with neighbouring Saint-Émilion.
Château Alcée 2022
Nicolas Thienpont acquired three hectares in the Côtes de Castillon in 2011, near Monbadon’s castle. The vines are located on the top of the limestone plateau, with rock beneath red clay. Three years later, the vineyard grew to 6.5 hectares with new plots not far from St-Philippe-d’Aiguilhe, on a limestone plateau alternating between compact clay and very shallow soils. This 2022 vintage is once again marked by a lively and racy style, with remarkable energy.
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