Gaja Camarcanda 2018 vs Pommard Premier Cru 'Les Grands Épenots', Domaine de Montille 2020
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Pommard Premier Cru 'Les Grands Épenots', Domaine de Montille 2020 currently starts £0.59 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £152.99 | £152.40 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Gaja | Domaine de Montille |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc | Pinot Noir |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
Gaja Camarcanda 2018
Gaja Ca'Marcanda is the flagship wine from Gaja's prestigious Bolgheri estate, a powerful expression of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc grown on distinctive white soils rich in limestone, firm clay, and stones. This wine showcases the solid, complex structure and remarkable mineral character that define premium Bolgheri wines from one of Italy's most legendary producers. Why You'll Love It This is Bolgheri at its pinnacle—rounded, dense, and remarkably mineral-driven with smooth tannins and a lingering finish. As the flagship wine from Gaja's Ca'Marcanda estate, this represents the culmination of one of Italy's greatest wine families bringing their expertise to Tuscany's coastal region. With 12 months in oak, 6 months in concrete, and additional bottle ageing, this wine delivers exceptional complexity, structure, and ageing potential worthy of its prestigious pedigree. Vineyard & Production Sourced from vineyards planted on distinctive white soils rich in limestone, firm clay, and stones—essential elements that give the wine its solid, complex structure and mineral character. The two varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, are fermented and macerated separately for around 15 days. After 12 months of ageing in oak and a further 6 months in concrete vessels, they are blended and aged for several months in bottle before release. Tasting Notes Flowery nose with red fruit and root notes typical of Mediterranean scrub. The palate is rounded with dense texture and remarkable mineral character. Lingering finish with smooth tannins and exceptional depth. Full-bodied with layers of complexity and refinement. Perfect Pairings A worthy match for roast meats, grilled steak, mature cheeses, wild game, or rich Italian cuisine. Also excellent with Florentine steak, braised short ribs, aged Parmigiano-Reggiano, or hearty casseroles. Grape Variety Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
Pommard Premier Cru 'Les Grands Épenots', Domaine de Montille 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 cuvées 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. De Montille 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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