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Chianti Classico 2022 – Riserva v Gran Selezione
Pleasant surprises from a torrid year. Above, Alessandro Campatelli, director and oenologist (and now owner) at Riecine, made a 2022 Gran Selezione particularly admired by Walter (© Riecine). As promised...
Walter Speller
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Chianti Classico 2023 and 2024 – vintage reviews
Two notoriously difficult vintages, with very different outcomes. The image above, from Collezione Chianti Classico 2026 in Florence, is courtesy of the Consorzio of Chianti Classico. In February, at the...
Walter Speller
• 2 min read
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These four women are producing some of Chianti Classico's most exciting wines at high elevations. Above, left to right, Serena...
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London wine merchant Swig has fallen for Italy in a big way, via convention-busting wines in the main.
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A top vintage in this special part of the Tuscan coast where Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc thrive.
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Priced out of Brunello? Walter finds that the latest Chianti Classico Gran Selezione wines can compete for less. Above, a...
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Even if outdone by the superb 2021, the 2022 Chianti Classicos are much better than expected. Come back tomorrow for...
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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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Brunello di Montalcino’s vineyards are worth close to a million euros per hectare but, just next door, Monte Amiata, at...
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A legendary if c ontroversial force in Italian wine remembered.
Yesterday, Wednesday 17 January, Ezio Rivella, one of Italy’s most...
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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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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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