We tasted an outstanding Pinot Noir from Patagonia in Argentina last week that surprised us all with a rare precision and poise that we have seldom encountered in South American Pinot Noir.
All too often South American Pinot Noir can seem too simplistic, and they tend to show a pleasing sweetness of fruit that can ...
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In February of this year, Antonio Galloni described the 2019 vintage in Piemonte as ‘extremely promising’ and of Barbaresco he commented that ‘the 2019s are deep, layered Barbaresco that show the heights of what is possible here’. High praise indeed.
Certainly, from what we have heard from the growers w...
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A quick and necessary reminder: the name of the family and estate is Ponce, pronounced ‘pon-thay’. I think it is definitely worth stressing that once more, but, perhaps more importantly, the fact that I think their wines are truly world-class; Bodegas y Viñedos Ponce brings out a rare distinction in Bobal, the grape variety em...
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I regularly get asked if I have tasted anything surprising or if my wine world is dominated by styles and producers that I know well. The latter is certainly true, but I am always keen to taste new things and dig out wines that might easily be overlooked. I actually held a blind tasting for some clients just recently and it was a joy to showcase...
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One of the revelations of 2020 for us was a number of wines made in northern Italy from the Timorasso grape variety. We offered the 2018 vintage of Walter Massa’s Timorasso Derthona in September 2020. It was such a success and in such ongoing demand that we bought more to offer again in May 2021.
In late June this year, ...
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In April this year, Eric Guido wrote: “In my opinion, the real thing to be excited about within the topic of Friuli reds is Schioppettino (which is pronounced skee’ohp-peht-TEE-noh), Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, and Terrano in the Carso, which is a separate variety of Refosco from Croatia. Each time I revisit Friuli, I find more to l...
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