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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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Expensive wines from most unusual winemakers. Frank Cornelissen above with his famous Magma wines.
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21 June 2022 As anticipated below, this is now available in the UK from The Wine Society at £19.50.
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The Charles Heidsieck wine and champagne empire expands.
Isole e Olena, the emblematic Chianti Classico estate painstakingly built up by...
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This year’s Chianti Classico Riserva and Gran Selezione releases, and the new subzone proposal, assessed. See also part 1 of...
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A complete vertical of a Tuscan classic.
The Chianti Classico of the Mazzei family’s estate, nay village (see above), Fonterutoli...
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Mirko Pastorelli is an Italian sommelier who belongs to the Association of Professional Italian Sommeliers (ASPI). He has experience in...
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Jancis wrote last weekend about the joys of cooling reds. Here's one more to add to the list.
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Current Riserva and Gran Selezione releases – mainly 2018s and 2017s. Consultant oenologist Maurizio Alongi is pictured with his own...
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A great Sangiovese that deserves higher status and, probably, a higher price. From €21.10, 26.57 Swiss francs, £22.95, $31.99 Find...
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These 42 tasting notes on over-achievers and newcomers, together with producer profiles, are to be read in conjunction with Change...
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Today's impeccable Tuscan red comes to you courtesy of the London Rowing Club. Really.
From €17.95, $21.99, AU$34.99, 22.50 Swiss...
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The second half of Walter's report on the just-released vintage of Brunello di Montalcino. See also his tasting notes on...
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Walter's tasting notes on well over 100 regular bottlings of the latest vintage of Brunello should be read in conjunction...
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