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What a fascinating vertical tasting today in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Marchesi Mazzei’s Concerto, a Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon blend which they first made in 1981. It is always a thrill to taste the first vintage of a … Continue reading
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I visited Bibi Graetz last September at his home and wine cellar in Fiesole just outside Florence where we tasted several older vintages as well as more recent ones. Earlier vintages went through a stage of being big, oaky and extracted as … Continue reading
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Left to right- Marchese Lamberto Frescobaldi, Giovanni Geddes da Filicaja, CEO of Ornellaia and winemaker Olga Fusari with great organisation as always by Thurner PR (Ursula Thurner, Antonella Lotti and Elena Oprea). Historic tasting of Ornellaia over 8 vintages comprised of: … Continue reading
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Lunch @dinnerbyhb in the beautiful @mo_hydepark with Francesco Ricasoli @ricasoli1141 and the new release of their 3 #2020 @chianticlassico #granselezione #colledilà ##roncicone #ceniprimo plus #castellodibrolio and their 100% Merlot #casalferro #2019 – the #colledilà and the #castellodibrolio both #2020 were showing especially beautifully and #ceniprimo had some very distinctive qualities too. Grazie a @ricasoli1141 and @thurnerpr View this post on Instagram A post shared by Susan Hulme (@susanhulmemw)
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@tua_rita new release of the #2021 vintage with @stefano_frascolla presenting the wines in London today. Wines tasted were #keir #rosso #bianco #persempre – (Syrah) #perlatodelbosco -(Sangiovese) #giustodinotri (Bordeaux blend) and #redigaffi2021 (Merlot) and with lunch #redigaffi2015 . The #giustodinotri 2021 stole the show for me but the #keir (Syrah) made in #amphora was looking fantastic too and the 2015 Redigaffi was on great form … Continue reading
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An especially sunny and enjoyable evening with Giampiero Bertolini CEO @biondisantigreppo and David Gleave MW director @liberty_wines showing the 2020 #rossodimontalcino, 2017 #brunellodimontalcino, 2016#brunellodimontalcinoriserva and the surprisingly alive #brunellodimontalcinoriserva 1999 “La Storica” at @liberty_wines favourite #italianrestaurant @therivercafelondon The most surprising part of the evening was the way that the 1999 vintage changed in the … Continue reading
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Yesterday I had a chat with Jérôme Poisson, general manager at Caiarossa and I tasted their new 2020 releases – Pergolaia, Aria di Caiarossa and Caiarossa – three exciting wines from the Tuscan coast. The flagship wine Caiarossa will be … Continue reading