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Brunello 2021 – the estate wines
Walter Speller
Monday 1 December 2025
• 9 min read
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Brunello vintage 2021 – new reference points for Montalcino
Walter Speller
Friday 28 November 2025
• 1 min read
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Walter was one of the first to visit this national monument of an estate, under new direction.
The general obsession...
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21 February 2019 We are republishing this article in our Throwback Thursday series as a mark of respect for Gianfranco...
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An appreciation of Gianfranco Soldera of Case Basse. Gianfranco Soldera, 82, left this world last Saturday in Montalcino. He had...
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Buy 2013 Brunello is Walter's message. The just-released 2014 Brunellos are expected to face strong headwinds once they are available...
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Walter goes out and about to discuss a troublesome vintage, and tastes 130 examples. Tomorrow, Riservas from the much more...
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Walter is pretty pleased by the 2016 vintage in Montalcino so far. At the beginning of this year the Consorzio...
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Another look at 2015 Barolo, and Brunello di Montalcino from the notorious 2014 vintage, to add to Walter's Barolo report...
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See our guide to Walter's coverage this year of Montalcino. See also earlier articles about this vintage: Brunello 2012 –...
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See our guide to Walter's coverage this year of Montalcino. See in addition his Brunello – an early look at...
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See our guide to Walter's coverage this year of Montalcino, as well as his Brunello – an early look at...
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Walter has been one of the first to taste the 2013 Brunello di Montalcino and 2012 Riservas, as well as...
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Each new vintage of Brunello di Montalcino is given an official rating of up to five stars. Alessandro Torcoli, editor...
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I have already written in depth about the 2015 vintage in Montalcino, a year that producers throughout Italy are very...
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times . See also my tasting notes from Brunello Night...
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See my overview Brunello 2012 – majesty without mass. Our second Brunello Night at Caravan King's Cross in London seems...
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About 100 Brunello fans braved torrential rain to attend our second Brunello Night at Caravan King's Cross (and third overall...
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