Monthélie Premier Cru, Clos des Champs Fulliot, Domaine Éric Boigelot 2018 vs Santenay Premier Cru 'Clos Rousseau' Rouge, Domaine Benoit Girardin 2022
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Monthélie Premier Cru, Clos des Champs Fulliot, Domaine Éric Boigelot 2018 currently starts £0.30 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £39.50 | £39.80 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Domaine Éric Boigelot | Domaine Benoit Girardin |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Pinot Noir | Pinot Noir |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
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Monthélie Premier Cru, Clos des Champs Fulliot, Domaine Éric Boigelot 2018
We're always keeping our eyes peeled for top value producers in Burgundy, and certainly Éric Boigelot is one of the most exciting we've found to date. The domaine is next door to Raphael Coche Dury - to whom Éric is selling grapes, including all his Narvaux (sadly!). Coche no longer writes domaine on the label because of the need to source fruit externally – an amount of which comes from Éric. " If it's good enough for Coche, it's good enough for you " should be the strapline here... Éric's 2018 Monthélie Clos des Champs Fulliot offers vibrant red fruit flavours layered with earthy undertones and well-integrated tannins. With its balanced acidity and long finish, it pairs beautifully with a variety of dishes such as roasted duck, coq au vin, pork tenderloin, mushroom risotto, and soft-ripened cheeses. It also complements dishes with earthy flavours and herbs like thyme, rosemary, and sage.
Santenay Premier Cru 'Clos Rousseau' Rouge, Domaine Benoit Girardin 2022
An exciting new talent to add to the Honest Grapes roster, who is already making waves in France, and we are thrilled to introduce into the UK: The Girardin family claim thirteen generations of winemakers and Yves Girardin, like his siblings was given 3ha of vines which he subsequently grew to 21ha, purchasing the family property Chateau de de la Charriere in Santenay 2003. His son Benoit created his own domaine in 2020, with 8 hectares of prime vineyards from his father’s holdings, including plots in Savigny-Les-Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet, Meursault and Pommard. He started harvesting on 1st September as prefers balanced rather than too high acidity, and the grapes were 100% destemmed, with fermentations in steel, no pigeage, and the wines subsequently raised in 10-30% new oak. So far, so standard – there is nothing on paper which would make the range stand out… BUT there are some tastings which raise the level of energy in a room – and this was tasting was simply electric – the wines showing a sophistication, and silken elegance quite rare at this level, at once pretty but gourmand, precise and generous at the same time. The whole range comes extremely highly recommended, these are wines to get in the cellar at the beginning of the domaine’s trajectory, whilst prices are attractive and allocations plentiful. "1ha bordering Maranges of ferrous clay soils, giving wines with more power and structure. An open nose, quite rich and velvety, creamy damsons alongside red berry fruit and deeper spice notes and dried flowers. Attack is full of earthy red plums and just ripe hedgerow strawberries with a salty, herbaceous edge to the tannins and bright acidity. Controlled and precise with good focus but a pleasing gentility and generosity." Tom Harrow, Head Wine Guru
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