Château Alcee 2021 vs Sagrantino Montefalco Colpetrone 2016
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Sagrantino Montefalco Colpetrone 2016 currently starts £0.25 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £20.50 | £20.25 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Château Alcee | Còlpetrone |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Merlot, Cabernet Franc | Sagrantino |
| Region | — | Umbria |
| Country | — | Italy |
| ABV | — | 14% |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
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.
Sagrantino Montefalco Colpetrone 2016
One of Italy’s most remarkable wines, this red, made from Sagrantino grapes, is rich and concentrated with immense power. Full of dense bramble fruit flavours and a smoky overlay this is richly textured and delicious.
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