Tastings
This section contains articles about wine tastings that the DoctorWine team conducts around Italy: by types, wineries, vintages.
Puligny Montrachet, the absolute elegance
Puligny Montrachet represents the quintessential Burgundian Chardonnay: precision, finesse and verticality. A seemingly austere territory that generates some of the world’s greatest whites. Vinogodi goes on to tell the tale of its “drinking Burgundy.” It is difficult to associate a...
Asti Rosé debuted at Vinitaly
Officially entered in the specification in March, the new Asti Rosé combines Moscato and Brachetto and aims to win new consumers and drinking occasions. Early estimates between 5 and 10 million bottles. For those who love this type of wine,...
Cortona Syrah: identity yet to be defined
The annual comparison of Cortona Syrah highlights an appellation still in search of identity. Alongside established realities capable of continuity and precision, qualitative discontinuities emerge. The complex 2023 and 2024 vintages amplify the differences between producers. A common vision is...
Chassagne Montrachet, strength and grace of Chardonnay
Historically a land of reds, today Chassagne-Montrachet is among the absolute pinnacles of Chardonnay. More structured and austere wines than its neighbors Puligny and Meursault, with a distinct and deep personality. From “bare mountains” to myth In the Middle Ages...
Wines underwater: La Frassina and the challenge of the Caorle Lagoon
At -2 meters above sea level, amid salt water and historic reclamation, La Frassina produces distinctive, flavorful wines. A countercultural viticulture that strikes a balance between environmental difficulties and technical precision. Easy to make wines at altitude. More complex to...
Mazzei, the white side between Maremma and Sicily
Not only great reds: the Mazzei family also explores the white side with precision and identity, between Vermentino in Maremma and Catarratto in Noto. Two cru from indigenous vines, worked with contemporary sensitivity, that tell of different territories but a...
Cantina Santa Maria and Bellone classic method: the surprise from Latina
A small presentation outside the box reveals an interesting project: a classic method from pure Bellone, long aging on yeasts and an identity to be verified. We are around Latina, where a little-known reality like Cantina Santa Maria tries to...
Tiare Sauvignon: from Collio a bridge between the Loire and the New World
A vertical of more than ten years demonstrates the astonishing capacity for evolution of Roberto Snidarcig’s Collio Sauvignon from Tiare, one of Collio’s most recognizable whites that combines aromatic precision, savoriness and aging capacity, as Riccardo Viscardi recounts. Roberto Snidarcig...
Rosa del Golfo: 60 years of Salento’s iconic rosé
The Rosa del Golfo winery in Alezio is celebrating 60 years of its historic rosé from Negroamaro: Rosa del Golfo. Born in 1964 from the intuition of Mino Calò, the winery is now led by his sons Damiano and Pamela....
Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru: history, terroir and great wines
Corton Charlemagne is one of the great white Grand Crus of Burgundy, located on the hill of Corton between the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune. Here Chardonnay finds one of its noblest expressions thanks to limestone and...
Great Franciacorta? Producers reject the proposal
Professor Fino’s proposal, which editor Cernilli also mentioned in the last editorial, does not please the Lombard producers of either appellation called into question. Saying no means defending the identity of their appellation, be it Franciacorta or Oltrepò. The idea...
Lambrusco über alles
For decades it has been dismissed as a simple sparkling red. In reality, Lambrusco is one of Italy’s most identifiable and technically complex wines. From Maestri to Sorbara, from Charmat to Metodo Classico, journey into a much more serious –...
Chianti Classico latest vintage: the most immediate reading of the Gallo Nero
At the Chianti Classico Collection at the Leopolda we focused on the vintage type, often overshadowed by Riserve and Gran Selezione, but still the most direct way to interpret the terroir. In the glass two very different vintages, 2023 and...
Perillo, 25 vintages of loyalty to Taurasi
Some stories don’t make noise. They grow in silence, away from the spotlight, and when they reach the finish line they do so naturally. Michele Perillo winery celebrates 25 vintages of Taurasi with a bottle that is much more than...
Rosso di Montepulciano: energy, identity and strategic ambition
At the Montepulciano 2026 preview, against a backdrop traditionally dominated by expectations for Vino Nobile, the panel discussion devoted to Rosso di Montepulciano allowed for a different and, in some ways, revealing focus on the appellation’s ambitions. The decision to...
Meursault and the “demigods” of Burgundy
There is an unwritten hierarchy in Burgundy: that of producers who transcend official classifications. In Meursault-and not only in Meursault-some names have achieved an almost mythological status for rarity, technical precision and expressive depth. Coche-Dury and Domaine Leroy represent the...
Best 10 Italian Chardonnay by € 23
Are you a Chardonnay enthusiast? This article is written for you: find out which are the best 10 wines made from Chardonnay grapes in Italy that cost from 23 euros and below. What follows is a true journey between freshness,...
Collio in turmoil
Collio Evolution celebrates Friulano with a big tasting between Gorizia and Cormons: 110 wines from 53 wineries, vintages from 2001 to 2024. Two evidences emerge: the grape variety is at its best with a few years of maturation and a...
De Vigili: rotalian rebirth between Teroldego and Chardonnay
In Mezzolombardo, in the heart of the Piana Rotaliana, the historic De Vigili winery-founded at the end of the 19th century and reborn in 2015-interprets Teroldego and Chardonnay with personality, between territorial tradition and enological precision. It was reborn in...
Wine is culture, the word of Chianti Classico
With the claim Wine is culture, the consortium of Chianti Classico signed the 33rd edition of the Chianti Classico Collection, at the Stazione Leopolda in Florence. President Giovanni Manetti’s speech explains this relationship between Chianti Classico and culture and recounts...
Castello Boncompagni Viscogliosi, spectacular place and micro wine production
A tasting in a castle built on the waterfall of Isola del Liri becomes an opportunity to discover the wines of the Viscogliosi family, produced in the Maremma with organic farming-a small, young company with a few labels that are...
Giuntabosca, a young Calabrian story that shows promise
A historic winery that Marinetta Boscarelli took over almost suddenly, but with determination and clear ideas. The first wines are already convincing and hint at an interesting future. Daniele Cernilli tells us about them. Marinetta Boscarelli found herself having to...
Vertical tasting of Cortona Syrah Il Castagno
A vertical tasting that recounts the evolution of one of Cortona’s iconic Syrahs. Fabrizio Dionisio ‘s Castagno is retraced through the most representative vintages, highlighting stylistic coherence, ability to read the vintages and a production vision matured over time. A...
Meursault Premier Cru: the places of balance and the wines of “demigods”
Meursault’s Premier Crus tell the most refined side of an appellation celebrated for opulence and structure. Complex soils, tiny parcels of land and a new stylistic sensibility have transformed the profile of the wines in recent decades, which are now...
Elisir San Marzano Borsci, the rebirth of a southern icon
After a long crisis, Elisir Borsci San Marzano is back in the spotlight thanks to the relaunch wanted by the Caffo 1915 Group. Tradition, territorial identity and production innovation are guiding a new phase of growth, including renovation of the...
Piedirosso: three territories, one Campanian soul
An iconic grape variety of Campania, Piedirosso-or per’ ‘e palummo-tells the story of the territory with a subtle, identifiable voice. Elegant, low in tannins and naturally fresh, it changes face depending on the soils and climates in which it is...
Meursault between classifications, terroir and great vignerons
In Meursault the official classification is simple: there are no Grand Cru and the quality pyramid is divided between Bourgogne, Villages and Premier Cru. But in reality the “truest” hierarchy is constructed by the vignerons, thanks to their ability to...
Cesarini Sforza: how a Riserva is born
Altitude, time and mastery: these are the ingredients with which Cesarini Sforza builds Aquila Reale, its Trentodoc Riserva. A project born in the vineyard and that combines altitude, production rigor and very long aging, to tell the story of the...
MarrubiuM: the elegance of the Primitivo of Masseria Le Fabriche
In the heart of Maruggio, overlooking the Ionian Sea, Masseria Le Fabriche signs a new-generation Primitivo di Manduria: MarrubiuM Riserva Del Bono. With the oenological direction of Mattia Vezzola and the vision of owner Rinaldo Del Bono, a precise and...
Samaroli: selection, craftsmanship and emotion
Samaroli is a cult name in the world of spirits: rare selections, recognizable style and an “emotional” approach to quality. At a Milan lunch Livia Belardelli got to know her vision through Daniele Liberati, Global Brand Manager. In the tasting:...