El Enemigo Gran Enemigo Single Vineyard Gualtallary Cabernet Franc 300cl 2017 vs Pommard Premier Cru 'Les Grands Épenots', Domaine de Montille, (Magnum) 2020
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| Availability | Out of stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | — | £311.50 |
| Current stockists | — | 1 merchant |
| Producer | El Enemigo | Domaine de Montille |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Cabernet Franc | Pinot Noir |
| Size | 3000ml | 1500ml |
| Where to buy | No current tracked offers |
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El Enemigo Gran Enemigo Single Vineyard Gualtallary Cabernet Franc 300cl 2017
A Jeroboam of a single vineyard wine. Gran Enemigo bottling has an outstanding expression of elegance and austerity backed with wonderful minerality. Rather like a Bordeaux it carries elegance, tannins and length.
Pommard Premier Cru 'Les Grands Épenots', Domaine de Montille, (Magnum) 2020
Domaine de Montille wanted their first kosher wines to set a new benchmark so chose prestigious, discrete-sized premier cru sites that are picked at around the same time and usually early which is a bonus in a forward vintage like 2020. The cuvees have not needed acidification or chaptalisation either and both reds are 100% whole cluster so minimal intervention is required to ensure quality. To ensure the barrels are kosher, they are filled up three times with water, left for 24-hrs each time and emptied, then refilled with fresh water and rinsed. The barrels are then inspected and approved. This process necessarily begins four days prior to harvest. The domaine's wines are known for their great aromatic purity. They always favour balance and elegance over power and extraction. The wines are classic expressions of Burgundy, of their appellations in general and of their specific terroirs in particular. The farming methods they use contribute to this individual style, and their winemaking methods aim to avoid excessive outside influences in order to bring out the equilibrium that can be found naturally in Burgundian terroir. The Domaine has practiced organic viticulture since 1995. Today, their wines are certified by Ecocert. Additionally, since 2005, biodynamic practices have been implemented. Pommard is an appellation that makes wine lovers dream. It is 312.76 hectares of Pinot Noir (115 hectares of which are Premier Crus) cover two terrains: south (on the Volnay side), the wines are elegant yet powerful; while in the north (closer to Beaune) the wines are silkier. However, this rule has some exceptions, like "Les Grands Épenots", which is planted on a combination of clay and limestone that is rich and heavy. This Premier Cru initialised a request for reclassification to Grand Cru in 2012. The words "epeneaux, épenots, epenottes" certainly comes from the same root as "épine", or spine. It is possible that there were previously patches of thorny bushes in the middle
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