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Brunello 2021 – the single-vineyard and selezione wines
The wines Brunello producers are most proud of from the 2021 vintage, assessed. See also Walter’s overview of the vintage and reviews of the Brunello Classicos. Ripe grapes in San...
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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Following on from his report on the just-released 2019 Brunellos, Walter revisits 2018. Above, vineyards in Montalcino's south towards Monte...
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Carrying on from Walter's Brunello 2019 overview and reviews of the estate wines, this collection of wines shows that quality...
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To accompany his Brunello 2019 vintage overview, here is the first instalment of Walter's tasting notes. Conti Costanti (pictured above...
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The venerable Biondi-Santi and Carlo Ferrini's pet project compared. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times...
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A fragrant red with the brightness to match summer's last meals and the concentration to take the chill off autumn...
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The result of hundreds of years' experience of Tuscan winegrowing examined. A version of this article is published by the...
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Tuscany's signature red wine grape is enjoying its revamp. Above, the largest estate in Chianti Classico, that of the Barone...
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11 May 2023 In support of the vine-growers of Romagna, after the recent shocking landslides there, we’re republishing free today...
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Walter continues his report on the Chianti Classico presentation in Florence earlier this year, focusing on the later-released wines, including...
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Walter reports on this year's annual presentation of Chianti Classico and on the significance of the denomination's new subzones, such...
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Walter enjoys a slow, reflective tasting and revises his view of Cupano's early, heavily oaked vintages.
Last June I was...
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Single-vineyard wines are all the rage all over the world now but the Selvapiana estate in Chianti Rufina has been...
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A recent tasting suggests that the seminal Brunello estate is heading back to form, while old vintages made by the...
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Walter guides us through this challenging vintage. See also Brunello 2018 – enjoy this style while you can.
While tasting...
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2018 may not be a vintage for laying down, but its freshness may well be wistfully remembered in years to...
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A new generation is using historical knowledge of where the best grapes grow to map Montalcino piece by piece. Walter...
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