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Getting into the birthday celebration mood while trying out @thewinesociety1874 mixed case of #champagnes – not all at once! but the @louisroederer_ #collection243 was looking delightful last night and we are looking forward to trying the rest @champagnegossetofficiel @champagnehenriot @charlesheidsieckchampagne @champagnedeutz – of course I am taking notes so I will publish … Continue reading
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@domenicoclerico_winery are on fire at the moment! Producing some excellent quality wines with concentration and depth but so deeply refined and full of finesse. Like a butterfly finding it’s wings they have shed a heavier more oaky, powerful style which served … Continue reading
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More delights from the 2019 and 2020 vintage. This time the 2020 Barbaresco Ronchi from @rocca.albino Albino Rocca takes the floor with its gentle elegance and graceful style – the nose opens after a while to a beautiful harmony of red cherry, … Continue reading
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Views of Alta Langa and the Alps in the distance from Gaja’s beautiful new winery in #altalanga #altalanghe on course to be finished by August 2023 and ready to receive the first batch of grapes. In 2015 the Gaja family purchased 30 hectares … Continue reading
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A quick whistle-stop visit to the much talked about @piero_busso (whom I had visited a few years before) on my intensive tour of #babaresco last week. Piero was on holiday but kindly arranged for his sister to show me the wines. I liked a … Continue reading
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This @oddero Villero 2019 is just looking stunning tonight! Amazingly layered and complex in aromas and flavours yet managed to be both delicate and persistent, hedonistic melting texture and flow across the palate but tannins and acidity manage to be vivid and … Continue reading
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Last week in Piemonte another great visit in #babaresco to @cascinadellerose one of Barbaresco’s leading lights who kindly let me taste their Barbaresco 2019 and 2020s as well. Thanks so much Riccardo for showing me around with such enthusiasm. View this post on Instagram … Continue reading
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One of the most exciting wines I tasted last week in Piemonte. It was even more exciting because I tasted it completely blind and I had no idea what it was except when I tasted it I knew it was … Continue reading
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#barbaresco visit to @produttoridelbarbaresco last week – these wines are usually some of the best value Barbaresco around and quickly get snapped up both in Italy and abroad. I could not taste the 2019 Cru Barbaresco yet because they are installing a new … Continue reading
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Wonderful visit with one of the great pioneers of modern #barolo @chiaraboschis_pira who was one of the original ‘Barolo Boys’ Great to taste her three superb Barolo 2019s. Barolo Cannubi 2019 is full of joyful and exuberant red fruit and flower aromas with … Continue reading
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first meeting of the day with Roberto Conterno in #monforte. 2019 was a great vintage for him so there will be no #francia or #arione 2019 instead they will both go into the #monfortino 2019 #riserva #barolo #nebbiolo View this post on Instagram A post shared by Susan Hulme (@susanhulmemw)
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Always a warm welcome with the delightful Barbara at @sandroneluciano and the wines have such gentle and seductive charm as well as tenacity. This time I was very impressed by the @sandroneluciano #2017 Vite Talin Barolo and a glimpse of what will be a very … Continue reading
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I always try to visit a few people I have not been to before as well as the most famous names. I have noticed Palladino wines over the last couple of years and thought it was time to visit. I … Continue reading
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Very special wines @lalu.wine and special women. Wonderful to meet you at last.Barolo 2019 – what a debut. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Susan Hulme (@susanhulmemw)
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Fascinating tasting of the #2019 Barolo set beside the #2020 @mauromolinowinery with bother and sister team Matteo and Martina Molino. This was followed by a vertical of the last 10 years of their #conca #barolo. The vintage really comparison shows how taut and tightly wound and ‘classic’ … Continue reading
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The gentle and charming Elisa Scavino showing me their exciting @paoloscavino 2019 Barolo – beautifully made with a fine balance between tension, tautness and charm. Also exciting to see young swallows nesting under the eves of the courtyard. #barolo #2019 #nebbiolo View this post on … Continue reading