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2020 Brunello Riserva – a worthwhile investment
If you appreciate wines that reflect vintage and terroir, the top 2020 Brunellos are well worth buying. Above, the Poggio di Sotto estate, which produced an outstanding Riserva in 2020...
Walter Speller
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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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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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