LE DIFESE Tenuta San Guido Incisa della Rocchetta 2023 vs Stoller Family Estate Chardonnay, Dundee Hills 2021
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| Availability | In stock | Out of stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £33.50 | — |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | — |
| Producer | — | Stoller Family Estate |
| Style | Other | Other |
| Grape | Cab Sauv, Sangiovese | Chardonnay |
| Country | — | USA |
| ABV | 13.5% | — |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy | No current tracked offers |
LE DIFESE Tenuta San Guido Incisa della Rocchetta 2023
On to 2023 Le Difese, a wine that has captured my heart of late. Made from 65% Sangiovese and 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and weighing in at 13.5% alcohol, with some oak augmentation using old Guidalberto barrels, this is another cosmic release for this wine. Leave the anticipated release price aside for a moment and consider this wine in isolation, forgetting its parentage and hallowed turf. This beautiful, buoyant, highly attractive red wine balances enticing openness with formal build-quality under the bonnet. I know it is a baby, but you could conceivably down a bottle with steak frites without missing a beat, and yet I expect it to gather in kaleidoscopic appeal over the next 24 months. I adored last year’s 2022 vintage with its cool, calm, and collected attitude, knowing wink, and rakish appeal. But this 2023 is a phenomenon and the finest Le Difese I have ever tasted. I feel compelled to give it a gold medal score. It doesn’t matter that this wine is a ‘third tier release’ because its perfume, flavour and finish are simply stunning. So, it is with great pleasure that 2023 Le Difese gains a rare 18.5/20 score, and if this wine does not make it into my Finest Fifty 2025 round-up in late December, I will eat my <em>capello</em>. <br><br> Ps – given the class of 2023 Le Difese and how I view this wine as a Sassicaia soothsayer, I say you should set your alarm for Feb 2026, because something special will undoubtedly appear on the horizon.
Stoller Family Estate Chardonnay, Dundee Hills 2021
An elegant nose of pear and citrus with gentle floral notes, more richness apparent on the palate with a hint of tropical fruit before a juicy, mineral finish.
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