Château Monbousquet, (Magnum) 2020 vs Volnay Premier Cru 'Les Taillepieds', Domaine de Montille 2017
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Château Monbousquet, (Magnum) 2020 currently starts £1.10 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £87.90 | £89.00 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Château Monbousquet | Domaine de Montille |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc | Pinot Noir |
| Size | 1500ml | 750ml |
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Château Monbousquet, (Magnum) 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.
Volnay Premier Cru 'Les Taillepieds', Domaine de Montille 2017
Taillepieds is a class apart in Volnay - the Queen of Cote des Beaune reds, and a regular contender for elevation to Grand Cru. Gravel on limestone soils give a bracing salinity to the wines which help season the rolling waves of intense and varied aromas and flavours of a vineyard that includes vines over eighty years old. One of our most sought-after reds every Burgundy campaign, and with good reason. Of the vintage, winemaker Brian Sieve at de Montille says 2017 is built for serious pleasure, with svelte tannins and juicy structure holding plenty of strawberries and raspberries. Preferring to pick early when grapes still have two thirds tartaric acid, and only a third malic acid, he believes the domaine’s 2017 reds have the supple richness and concentration of 2016 with the quantity, acidity and primary red fruit profile of 2011. Easy to understand, balanced and graceful, with alcohol bordering 13%, 2017 is good news for drinkers and yet he sees nothing to suggest the wines won’t age well.
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