[ad_1] The post Postcard From Sannio, Part 2: Aglianico del Taburno appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. This is part two of a three-part series covering my media jaunt last year to Sannio, in Italy’s southern region of Campania. For part one, we focused on the region’s signature white (Falanghina). Today, we’re going to highlight Sannio’s signature red, Aglianico del …
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Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2018: 20 recommendations
[ad_1] 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 – is alive and well in Montalcino. Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for 20 top Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2018 wines In 2018, cool …
Read More »Marani Casreli: Doctors Making Healthy Wine in Kakheti (Georgia)
[ad_1] Misha Dolidze, Winemaker Founded in 2014, Marani Casreli is located in Village Vachnadziani on the right bank of the Alazani River not far from Telavi, Georgia’s “Napa”. Casreli has 8 ha of vineyards and grows all its own fruit using organic practices. All wines are fermented and matured in qvevri. It is a project of five physicians under the …
Read More »Browne Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Heritage 2021 $20 (89 points)
[ad_1] A straightforward Cabernet, with appealing blackberry, coffee bean and toasty mocha flavors that finish with lively tannins. Drink now through 2030. 20,000 cases made. [ad_2] Source : 26bfa9f65eec8e545ff05167c906b3d6
Read More »Which Brunello 2019 should I drink when?
[ad_1] 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 over the next decade. Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for all 15 Brunello wines Other wines might benefit from further ageing and will …
Read More »Domaine Leflaive Mâcon-Verzé Le Monté 2021 $72 (91 points)
[ad_1] Reveals a slight hint of reduction, with Matchstick, smoke and mineral flavors shading a core of lemon and apple elements. Brisk and delineated, this is balanced, with a kiss of oak peeking through on the prolonged finish. Drink now through 2028. 4,250 cases made, 850 cases imported. [ad_2] Source : 2ea5f7df999a11a813204b49957edfaf
Read More »Andrew Jefford: ‘Biodynamically grown, artisanally crafted – and free of chemicals, of course. Not so’
[ad_1] Well? Are you going to do it? Put like that, maybe not. Yet all I’ve done is to welcome you to my kitchen table, and poured you a £8,905 serve (7.5cl) of the 2008 Domaine Leroy Musigny. I told you the truth – but was insufficiently precise. You were wary. Rightly so, since my description might also have described …
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