One of the great things about wine is that different philosophies can still produce wines of great quality, as the 2016 Concerto di Fonterutoli revealed when I tasted it a couple of weeks ago. Tuscany went through a period of change from the 1970s through to the 1990s – producers turned their backs on wine laws, content to produce great wi...
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Each year we look for great drinking values in Bordeaux; we don’t always find them. This year we may have hit the jackpot…Following a review written by Neal Martin on vinous.com last month, in which he described a humble St.Emilion, Château L’Hermitage-Lescours as a ‘hidden gem’ and an ‘out of the blue ...
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The wines of Curly Flat are, by now, well-known to many of our clients and I would like to think we have introduced these stunning wines to a number of clients who may have previously been dismissive of Australian Chardonnay or Pinot Noir.
To me, Curly Flat is one of the pioneers of cool-climate viticulture in Australia &ndash...
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Certain producers stand out in their wine regions, producing wines head and shoulders above their counterparts. Leonildo Pieropan’s estate would surely fall into this category – Pieropan is, as Ian d’Agata once commented on vinous.com, ‘the dean of all Soave producers’. To many people, Soave was a simple, straightfo...
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After a few hectic days of Bordeaux en primeur releases, things have started to ease up. I had been looking for a moment to offer an impressive affordable Bordeaux from the 2019 vintage at a point when it might not be overshadowed by more significant releases. I am pleased to draw your attention to 2019 Haut Bailly II (formerly known as La Parde...
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Sadly, I haven’t had the chance to taste these wines from the trio of Châteaux owned by the Wertheimers (owners of Chanel) – and very few journalists or wine critics have either. I have been increasingly impressed by the calibre of the wines made under Nicolas Audebert’s direction at both Châteaux Canon and Rauzan-S...
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