CÔTE RÔTIE Coteaux de Tupin Domaine Benjamin et David Duclaux 2020 vs Vieux Château Certan, Pomerol 2021
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Vieux Château Certan, Pomerol 2021 currently starts £1.95 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £150.95 | £149.00 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 2 merchants |
| Producer | — | Vieux Château Certan |
| Style | Other | Other |
| Grape | Syrah | Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Merlot |
| Country | — | France |
| ABV | 13.5% | 13.5% |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
CÔTE RÔTIE Coteaux de Tupin Domaine Benjamin et David Duclaux 2020
A wonderful nose: rose and tobacco leaf, really attractive. Soft, easy-going, velvety style on the palate with mouthfilling fruit and well-balanced acidity. The alcohol is a touch high, but suits the style. Touch of tannic grip on the long finish. The oak is still quite present, but will integrate in time. The family has 3ha in the Coteaux de Tupin; they choose the best terraces of that year. All whole-bunch fermented, aged in barrel for 22 months. Gneiss soils.
Vieux Château Certan, Pomerol 2021
A blend of 77% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2021 Vieux Château Certan wafts from the glass with lovely aromas of violets, rose petals, sweet wild berries, exotic spices, orange rind and smoke. Medium to full-bodied, supple and enveloping, it's an elegant, fleshy wine with a bright core of fruit, ultra-refined tannins and a precise, saline finish. Despite its almost Burgundian finesse, this Pomerol's remarkably penetrating, perfumed finish gives the lie to any notion that it's in any way lacking in intensity of flavor. As is almost invariably the case, Vieux Château Certan is one of the finest wines of the appellation this year.
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