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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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Just before the annual Tuscan en primeur tastings (on which I will report in detail later this week) last February...
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Update 22 March – Soldera today sent out a brief press release confirming his 'irrevocable resignation, effective from today's date...
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13 Feb - Walter suddenly discovered yesterday that for some mysterious reason he had omitted 30 of his precious notes...
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See Walter's feisty introduction to his two recent Brunello tastings and his notes on 130 2008 Brunellos. The tasting notes...
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All last week, and today, we are publishing articles and 375 tasting notes by our Italian specialist Walter Speller based...
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See Guide to Walter's Tuscan week for links to all the related articles published this week.During this year's tasting marathon...
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Following yesterday's What's new, Montalcino? and tasting notes on Brunello 2007, here Walter wholeheartedly recommends the Brunello 2006 Riservas. See...
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Today Walter moves on from Chianti Classico and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano to Montalcino. See What's new, Montalcino? for the...
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Today Walter turns his attention to Brunello di Montalcino, with an overview of this year's controversies and an introduction to...
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Tomorrow and Thursday, 12 and 13 October, Purple pager Roger Jones is moving his Michelin-starred restaurant The Harrow at Little...
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A couple of weeks ago I received the first impressions of the 2011 vintage in Montalcino from Katia Nussbaum, who...
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7 Sep - The Montalcino producers voted in the end to keep Rosso di Montalcino 100% Sangiovese. See more on...
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7 Sep – The Montalcino producers voted in the end to keep Rosso di Montalcino 100% Sangiovese. See more on...
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Montalcino resident, biodynamics consultant, author and broadcaster Monty Waldin offers this report on Montalcino's current organic and biodynamic releases, a...
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16 Mar – See here for news that imports of 2006 Brunellos have been officially sanctioned by authorities in its...
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The annual en primeur presentation of the 2006 vintage of Brunello di Montalcino last Friday and Saturday has already caused...
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