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Brunello 2021 – the single-vineyard and selezione wines
Walter Speller
Tuesday 2 December 2025
• 2 min read
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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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Elaine trespasses on Walter's territory this week – with his considerable approval.
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The second half of Walter's tasting notes on a vintage that belies its reputation. See Brunello 2017 – A to...
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Keep the top wines and enjoy the surprising others soonish, says Walter. See his extremely comprehensive tasting notes in Brunello...
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The producers of an extraordinary red wine in northern Italy have had to fight to keep it extraordinary.
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2021 saw the passing of one of the wine world's unsung heroes. Arnica Rowan, seen above with him, was a...
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Walter finds the mood in the Langhe hills surprisingly upbeat. He took this picture of Mauro Veglio of La Morra...
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Following Walter's report on winemakers' thoughts (as well as his own) on the 2018 vintage in Barolo, here are the...
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