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Celebrate National Chianti Day with our top picks
Since 2020, National Chianti Day has given wine lovers an excuse to enjoy a bottle of Chianti or Chianti Classico. The idea came from importers Santa Margherita USA, which represents Chianti Classico...
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Another addition to the Chianti quality pyramid: tasting Rùfina's...
Travignoli's Vigna Colonneto.Federico Giuntini Masseti, president of the Chianti Rùfina Consorzio, says that the purpose of Terraelectae – Chianti Rùfina’s new top-tier category- is to highlight the...
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Texas High Plains AVA: profile plus 10 exciting wines to try
Photo: Reddy Vineyards Credit: Jessica DupuyThere’s much more to the Texas panhandle than oil derricks, row crops and windswept landscapes peppered with rolling tumbleweeds, particularly when it comes...
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Brunello di Montalcino 2018: full report plus top-scoring wines
Looking north from the town of Montalcino in November 2022. Brunello di Montalcino 2018 vintage rating: 3.5/5 Cooler than average with rain throughout and showers close to harvest. Quality and style...
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Brunello Riserva 2017 & late releases report: 17 wines to buy
Le Potazzine looking towards Montalcino.See our Brunello 2018 & Brunello 2017 Riserva (plus late releases) score table Read Michaela’s Brunello di Montalcino 2018 vintage report When I arrived at...
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Top-value Brunello di Montalcino 2018: the 10 to buy
See our score table for all of Michaela’s Brunelo di Montalcino 2018 tasting notes, plus 2017 Riserva & late-release wines Value and Brunello are not necessarily two concepts that go hand in hand,...
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Top 10 Brunello di Montalcino 2018 wines to drink in 2023
One of 2018’s signatures is its approachability. As such, there is plenty of choice for drinking in 2023. In some cases, these represent delightful wines without sufficient structure for ageing and...
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Isole e Olena’s Cepparello: the Paolo de Marchi effect
‘Being a vintner means having a view for the long term,’ said Paolo de Marchi at a recent vertical tasting of Cepparello hosted in London by importer, Liberty Wines. Paolo has indeed demonstrated a...
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Chianti Classico Annata: New releases in 2023
There are always some producers who choose to age their wines in their cellars for longer than required, and tasting these late-release 2020s next to their 2021 counterparts was instructive, as the two...
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Chianti Classico Riserva: New releases in 2023
Long before the Gran Selezione category was introduced, Riserva was the repository for top Chianti Classico. Now sandwiched between the former and a battalion of impressive annata, Riserva’s relevance...
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Chianti Classico Gran Selezione: New releases in 2023
Gaiole in Chianti is one of 11 officially recognised subzones.At the apex of Chianti Classico’s quality pyramid, Gran Selezione continues to garner most of the denomination’s attention,...
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New Chianti Classico releases 2023: Top recommendations & best-value picks
‘Full of adrenaline’ is how Matteo Vaccari of Cigliano di Sopra described the newly released 2021 Chianti Classico annata. That rush of excitement was palpable throughout the entire ‘Chianti Classico...
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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2020 & Riserva 2019: New releases in 2023
The newly released Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2020 vintage shows – in some examples – the region’s tough, tricky tannins poking through; however, the best examples convey the warmth of the summer...
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Luce vertical: A ‘winning varietal blend’
Robert Mondavi was brilliant at creating prestigious joint ventures, such as Opus One in Napa, and Seňa with Eduardo Chadwick in Chile. But less well known was Luce in Tuscany. Srcoll down to see...
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Castello di Fonterutoli's Concerto: A Sangiovese-dominant SuperTuscan in its...
2023 marks the release of the 40th vintage of Concerto, a SuperTuscan blend of 80% Sangiovese and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Chianti Classico region of Tuscany. To celebrate, a vertical tasting of...
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Brunello di Montalcino: The best wines to drink, cellar and invest in
Altesino in MontosoliOne of the best wine bars in Montalcino boasts a large, wall-size shelf housing bottles of Barolo, Amarone and other great reds of Italy and France. Just 10 years ago, it would...
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Brunello di Montalcino 2019 – ‘spoiled for choice’: Full report
Brunello di Montalcino 2019 vintage rating: 5/5 A warm vintage without extremes, and rainfall at the optimal intervals. Long ripening and cool nights yielded perfumed wines with ripe tannins. Most are...
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Which Brunello 2019 should I drink when?
The strength of the 2019 vintage of Brunello di Montalcino is that it proposes wines to drink over a wide range of time.: many are immediately accessible, with earlier-drinking examples ready to enjoy...
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Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2018: 20 recommendations
Tasting Brunello’s 2018 Riservas alongside new releases from 2019 required a conscious palate recalibration. The good news is that vintage variation – which is genuinely one of the appeals of fine wine...
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Il Caggio’s Ipsus: A Tuscan wine legend in the making
Photo Credit: Ellen Richardson / DecanterFor Giovanni Mazzei, winemaking and Sangiovese is in his blood. The eldest son of Filippo Mazzei, CEO of Marchesi Mazzei wines, his family has owned Castello...
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