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Some wine really does get better with age, and not all of it is expensive. A slightly shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times. One of...
Jancis Robinson
Saturday 20 December 2025
• 8 min read
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Barbaresco 2022 – a waiting game
A tannic vintage produced some lovely surprises and shows how far growers have come in dealing with summer heat. Albino Rocca (some of whose vineyards are pictured above) produced a...
Walter Speller
Wednesday 20 August 2025
• 6 min read
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2021 Barolo and 2022 Barbaresco – an early look
Walter Speller
Tuesday 12 November 2024
• 5 min read
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The Queen of Barbaresco is the second subject in a series of in-depth interviews by Victoria Mason MW with some...
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A follow-up to Walter's report on Barbaresco 2021 – too much of a good thing is wonderful. Above, Franca Miretti...
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A great vintage for Nebbiolo in Barbaresco, from entry-level to cru wines. Come back on Friday for the tasting notes...
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Some impressions from a memorable visit, also described in Drinking in Piemonte – wines and vintages 2011–2023 and The Barolofication...
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What happened when an Italophobe was dragged to Piemonte. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times...
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Tasting notes on 94 wines tasted in the Langhe hills last November, complemented by contemporary assessments of the last 13...
Nick on restaurants
A follow-up to last week’s Eating in the Langhe.
I don’t want to rub it in but our four recent...
Nick on restaurants
The hills of Barolo and Barbaresco are always welcoming, but never more so than in white-truffle season. See also Still...
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A vertical tasting extending back to 1958 highlighted the exceptional work of Angelo Gaja in Piemonte and beyond. Above, Gaia...
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Highlights and insights from an early tasting of 2020 Barolo and 2021 Barbaresco. Above, Ciabot Berton's striking new labels.
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Following Walter's overview of the challenging 2020 vintage, here he reviews a mixed bag of 93 wines, with some exceptional...
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Walter describes and explains the heterogeneity of these mostly early-drinking wines. His photo shows the view towards Barbaresco and Martinenga...
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Another excitingly elegant vintage from Barbaresco, seen above from Ovello. In the last couple of months I tasted my way...
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Our annual preview of the vintages to come from the three big Bs of Italian wine. The image of Burlotto's...
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Perhaps not the most complex vintage, nor the most long-lived, but there is plenty to enjoy. Walter's picture of one...
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On Saturday we published Which red wine vintages to drink now but it concentrates largely on French wines. There is...
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