Château Saint-Roch, Châteauneuf-Du-Pape Rouge 2023 vs Il Debbio Cabernet Franc 2020
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Il Debbio Cabernet Franc 2020 currently starts £0.05 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £37.00 | £36.95 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Château Saint Roch | Emiliano Falsini |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Syrah, Shiraz, Grenache, Garnacha, Mourvèdre | Cabernet Franc |
| Region | — | Tuscany |
| Country | — | Italy |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
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Château Saint-Roch, Châteauneuf-Du-Pape Rouge 2023
Châteauneuf-du-Pape is one of France's most recognisable, and most polarising, appellations: generous to the point of flamboyance in warm years, yet capable of real depth and complexity when the site and the hand behind it are right. Château Saint-Roch sits in the southern Rhône, working with the classic blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre across vineyards defined by the famous galets roulés - those large, heat-retaining stones that make this corner of Provence so distinctive. The 2023 vintage brought another warm, concentrated season, and this wine has the density and warmth to show for it. It's a big, confident wine with dark plum and wild herbs at its core, iron-edged tannins, and a finish that lingers with spice and earthy warmth. Drink it with something off the grill and no particular hurry to be anywhere.
Il Debbio Cabernet Franc 2020
'Emilio Falsini is a Tuscan-born wine consultant who works on just two quite differing projects: Nerello Mascalese vines grown on the northern slope of Etna at Contrada Feudo Pignatone, and Cabernet Franc vineyards in Debbiacci Le Sondraie in the municipality of Castagneto Carducci. Il Debbio Cabernet Franc Costa Toscana is created from a selection of Cabernet Franc grapes grown along the Tuscan coast in one of the most beautiful settings this region has proved to possess some of the best conditions for growing this noble variety, which has found a new home in this corner of Tuscany. The choice of grapes for Il Debbio involves the careful selection of the best bunches in the vineyard, followed by the separate vinification of the most appropriate parcels according to the climate trends over the year, resulting in an elegant wine with a strong varietal identity and a mineral imprint. A fresh, dynamic wine that delivers a modern interpretation of Costa Toscana Cabernet Franc. The hand-harvested grapes were vinified in small open containers, about 30% whole bunches, with skin contact for 15 days with daily punching down. Ageing for 58% of the wine was in cocciopesto amphora for 10 months; the remaining 42% in small barrels for 10 months.'
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