Nuits-Saint-Georges, Domaine du Clos Frantin 2019 vs Tenuta San Leonardo, San Leonardo, - Half 2011
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| Availability | In stock | Out of stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £42.00 | — |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | — |
| Producer | Domaine du Clos Frantin | Tenuta San Leonardo |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Pinot Noir | Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Size | 750ml | 375ml |
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Nuits-Saint-Georges, Domaine du Clos Frantin 2019
Nuits-Saint-Georges from Domaine du Clos Frantin, 2019 is a classic expression of the appellation, combining depth, structure and refined fruit. The nose opens with dark cherry and blackberry, layered with subtle notes of violet, forest floor and gentle spice. On the palate it is supple yet serious, with ripe, finely woven tannins supporting a core of concentrated fruit and a savoury, persistent finish. The 2019 vintage in the Côte de Nuits delivered excellent ripeness balanced by freshness, resulting in wines that are both generous and well defined. In this bottling, Clos Frantin’s organic vineyard work and careful élevage shine through, producing a Nuits-Saint-Georges that offers immediate charm alongside the structure to age gracefully over the coming years.
Tenuta San Leonardo, San Leonardo, - Half 2011
"One of my personal favourite Italian wines, unquestionably the top winery in the region and renowned as one of the most consistent – stylistically and qualitatively – in the whole of Italy, YET its wines remain extremely well-priced by comparison to more widely publicised names." Tom Harrow, Honest Grapes Wine Director After banging the drum for the Guerrieri Gonzaga family’s remarkable (and remarkably consistent) Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend for the last fifteen years, we relish each new endorsement and instance of critical appreciation and Jancis’ is the just the latest in a long line of articles from major critics. As a reminder... The wines of San Leonardo are more akin to Bordeaux than Bolgheri with their balance and purity and (said the late and greatly respected Italian specialist Nicolas Belfrage) " can have an elegance-cum-depth capable of taking on the best clarets of the world ". Jancis clearly agrees, noting latterly the wine’s “ astoundingly consistent quality ” and how each vintage is “ beautifully low-key and like the most refined red bordeaux imaginable ”, determining it is " Surely the most successful Bordeaux blend of Northern Italy ”. The Wine Advocate’s Monica Larner calls it “ … one of the great wines of Italy… Sassicaia and San Leonardo seem like brothers separated in childhood ” after James Suckling had previously made the comparison referring to San Leonardo as “ The Sassicaia of the North ”. The comparison is more than skin deep as San Leonardo’s owner Marchese Carlo Guerrieri Gonzaga, a rare example (at the time) of a professionally-trained aristocrat-oenologist, spent time at Tenuta San Guido back in the 1960s helping create Sassicaia with legendary consultant, Giacomo Tachis, whom he subsequently employed at his own estate. The estate has received the top ‘Tre Bicchiere’ rating from Gambero Rosso for an unprecedented seventeen vintages, and has twice been voted by aggregate Italy’s top wine release of the year (jointly with Sassicaia,
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