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Barbaresco 2022 – a waiting game
A tannic vintage produced some lovely surprises and shows how far growers have come in dealing with summer heat. Albino Rocca (some of whose vineyards are pictured above) produced a...
Walter Speller
Wednesday 20 August 2025
• 6 min read
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Barolo 2021 – an enigmatic vintage
Walter Speller
Wednesday 6 August 2025
• 11 min read
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Tuesday 15 July 2025
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The Langhe, Nebbiolo's hallowed ground that culminates in Barolo and Barbaresco, has a thirst for whites too. Until now it...
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The underlying theme of the Nebbiolo Prima wine tastings (see our guide) in Alba last May showcasing Roero, Barbaresco and...
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Tasting some 479 embryonic Nebbiolos (see Nebbiolo Prima – the guide) during this year’s en primeur of Roero, Barbaresco and...
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Roero is a bit of a problem child.
I have always considered the inclusion of Roero, the direct neighbour of...
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Back in January, Walter signalled just how exceptionally good the 2010 vintage of Brunello di Montalcino is in 2010 Brunello...
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Every time Piemonte is mentioned, attention is automatically drawn to Barolo and Barbaresco. This large collection of tasting notes dedicated...
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In Mining Italy’s riches last June, an appreciation of some of Italy’s less mainstream wines, I drew attention to the...
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I am always a little wary when I hear someone say that Italy’s history of quality wine production is 'recent’...
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Wine writer and educator Young Shi commutes between London and Shanghai and represents my interests in China. She was rather...
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Walter continues his reports from Nebbiolo Prima 2014 in Alba with these 126 tasting notes on 2011 Barbaresco and Roero...
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Walter fired the opening salvo on Nebbiolo Prima 2014 and followed up with his notes on Barolo 2010s. This, the...
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