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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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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 vertical tasting extending back to 1958 highlighted the exceptional work of Angelo Gaja in Piemonte and beyond. Above, Gaia...
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Highlights and insights from an early tasting of 2020 Barolo and 2021 Barbaresco. Above, Ciabot Berton's striking new labels.
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Walter’s uncharacteristic praise for a fine Italian Cabernet Sauvignon, this one from Sardinia, with tasting notes on a mini-vertical, is...
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A hard-nosed assessment of the Bordeaux trade's current attempt to widen its portfolio outside the Gironde. Above, Zuccardi's Finca Canal...
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A celebration of one man’s fight to make real Soave.
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Most wines are made to more or less the same recipe each year but the makers of two famous bordeaux...
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This entry to our 2023 wine writing competition sees the return of Anna Spooner, whose essay on Tablas Creek was...
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Following Walter's overview of the challenging 2020 vintage, here he reviews a mixed bag of 93 wines, with some exceptional...
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Walter describes and explains the heterogeneity of these mostly early-drinking wines. His photo shows the view towards Barbaresco and Martinenga...
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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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