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Lungarotti's Rubesco Vigna Monticchio Riserva, 1969–2019
Sangiovese – but not as we know it. A vertical tasting of a revolutionary Umbrian wine. Above, Chiara Lungarotti in the Monticchio vineyard. A couple of years ago I received...
Walter Speller
Monday 9 June 2025
• 4 min read
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Trebbiano Spoletino – Montefalco's white wild card
Walter Speller
Tuesday 17 December 2024
• 5 min read
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Surprising Syrah, astonishing Ansonica , fantastic Falanghina and real Marsala are just a few of the exciting discoveries in this...
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The third in the series, following similar guides to collecting bordeaux and wines from the rest of France. A shorter...
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Following on from yesterday's article on wines from the north, today Walter takes us to the centre and south of...
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Walter takes us south to see what he has been tasting. See also yesterday’s review of new releases from the...
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See the first part of this collection of nearly 200 tasting notes on some of the most interesting Italian wines...
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After reporting on new releases from Valle d'Aosta and Piemonte, Lombardia, Alto Adige and Trentino, Friuli and Veneto and Emilia-Romagna...
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Some fine, opinionated introductions from Walter to the regions of Emilia-Romagna, Toscana, Umbria and the Marche here. See also part...
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There's nothing whatever wrong with a tiny bit of well-balanced residual sugar, especially when it's historic. We were going to...
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See this guide to our assemblages and today's article by Walter Why can't Sicily be more like the Rhône? This...
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This the second half of a collection of tasting notes that don't fit into one of Walter's thematic articles. See...
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Nebbiolo, considered Italy's most tannic grape variety and especially impressive and powerful in its Barolo guise (see yesterday's report on...
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Fourteen vintages of this (often) great wine. Winemaker and activist the late Giorgio Lungarotti founded this family company in Umbria...
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Today we introduce a new contributor to JancisRobinson.com. Until recently Walter Speller was the wine buyer at Sir Terence Conran's...
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