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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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This is the third of three detailed reports from recent tastings in Montalcino. See also Walter on Brunello 2011 and...
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See also Walter's detailed analysis of the 2011 vintage of Brunello di Montalcino published yesterday. On Monday he reports on...
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Walter recently tasted his way through the 2011 Brunellos, the 2010 Brunello Riservas and many a cask sample of 2015...
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Congratulations to Walter for being given this year's Consorzio del Brunello di Montalcino Award in the annual Casato Prime Donne...
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Joss Fowler, currently resting, has a unique inside track on the world of fine-wine trading, and writes the distinctly superior...
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This is a slightly longer version of an article published by the Financial Times. See also Walter’s January 2015 tasting...
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