Tag : Montalcino

TastingsVertical Tasting

Castelgiocondo: The Evolution and Identity of Brunello According to Marchesi Frescobaldi

Emanuele Baj Rossi
by Emanuele Baj Rossi0
The vertical tasting of four vintages of Brunello di Montalcino Castelgiocondo offered a journey through thirty years of Brunello, during which techniques, sensibilities, and climatic conditions have changed, yet this region’s ability to produce deep, long-lived wines with a distinct...
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Brunello: Ascheri new director of the Consortium

Editorial Staff
by Editorial Staff0
Change in the Consortium’s operational leadership. Sienese manager Guglielmo Ascheri, who succeeds Andrea Machetti, brings soft skills and strategic vision. Change at the Brunello Consortium The Consorzio del vino Brunello di Montalcino has a new director: he is Guglielmo Ascheri,...
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That Brunello ’64

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
A story of passion, naiveté and redemption: the pursuit of a mythical Brunello that ended up in a braise and was found again 20 years later, to discover what great wine really means. In early 1978 I was new to...
TastingsTerritories and wines

Benvenuto Brunello, 2021 preview and 2020 Riserva

Riccardo Viscardi
by Riccardo Viscardi0
At Benvenuto Brunello, the Montalcino preview dedicated to new releases, Brunello 2021 reveals itself to be a complex vintage with a wide qualitative range. Amid novelties and new “contemporary” trends that risk distorting the wine, Riccardo Viscardi reaffirms one point:...
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Fans and wine guides

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
Controversy over wine guides often stems from a territorial cheer that biases judgments. But awards are not about parochialism: what matters is widespread quality, critical recognition and the time it takes for an area to really establish itself. Daniele Cernilli...