Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru 'Les Pruliers', Edouard Delaunay 2019 vs Volnay Premier Cru 'Les Taillepieds', Domaine de Montille 2017
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Volnay Premier Cru 'Les Taillepieds', Domaine de Montille 2017 currently starts £1.00 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £90.00 | £89.00 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Edouard Delaunay | Domaine de Montille |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Pinot Noir | Pinot Noir |
| Region | Burgundy | — |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
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Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru 'Les Pruliers', Edouard Delaunay 2019
Whilst there are some absolute gems throughout, the strength of Edouard Delaunay's 2019s in Nuits-Saint-Georges is especially noticeable. "Juniper, blueberry, cranberry as well as riper red cherry notes hit the nostrils with some spicier mocha and dried herbs coming up plus a hint of violets and stone dust. Palate shows off an abundance of silky, supple red fruits, a touch of Turkish Delight, garrigue and sweet spice. Concentration on the mid-palate of morello cherries, with a little cinnamon stick and anise. Finish shows long with salt and stone dust. Benchmark NSG Cru." Tom Harrow, Wine Director Acclaimed to be one of the best sites in the village, to the south-west and quite near the river - means there is a combination of slightly heavier, clay-enriched soils but there is also more gravel in the southern rows. All this combines to give quite a rich, full-bodied style but with sufficient stones to ensure elegance and freshness.
Volnay Premier Cru 'Les Taillepieds', Domaine de Montille 2017
Taillepieds is a class apart in Volnay - the Queen of Cote des Beaune reds, and a regular contender for elevation to Grand Cru. Gravel on limestone soils give a bracing salinity to the wines which help season the rolling waves of intense and varied aromas and flavours of a vineyard that includes vines over eighty years old. One of our most sought-after reds every Burgundy campaign, and with good reason. Of the vintage, winemaker Brian Sieve at de Montille says 2017 is built for serious pleasure, with svelte tannins and juicy structure holding plenty of strawberries and raspberries. Preferring to pick early when grapes still have two thirds tartaric acid, and only a third malic acid, he believes the domaine’s 2017 reds have the supple richness and concentration of 2016 with the quantity, acidity and primary red fruit profile of 2011. Easy to understand, balanced and graceful, with alcohol bordering 13%, 2017 is good news for drinkers and yet he sees nothing to suggest the wines won’t age well.
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