Website: https://www.emidiopepe.com/en/ Emidio Pepe is 60! This well-known winery from the Abruzzo region in Italy has embarked on a celebratory tour to give more insight into their operations to customers and journalists. Pioneering this tour is the industrious Chiara Pepe, who at just 29 is currently in charge of the family enterprise. Chiara states, ‘we… Read More »
The long and noble history of Florence’s “wine windows”. By Stuart Walton Stuart Walton celebrates Florence’s buchette del vino, the tiny “wine windows” that have helped supply the city’s wine drinkers since the 1500s. First-time visitors to Florence who have not yet glanced at their guidebooks will already have noticed, as they glide about the… Read More »
St-Estèphe second growth, Château Cos d’Estournel was the highlight of today’s releases, albeit the feedback to the offers appears quite subdued. The chateau decreased its 2023 release price by a significant 38.7% in comparison to its 2022 proposal. In spite of the considerable reduction, various critics have identified promising investment possibilities within its back vintages,… Read More »
Yes it does, says Benjamin Lewin MW—even if we cannot yet demonstrate it by objective means. By Benjamin Lewin MW Before I get myself into trouble with the title of this column, let me say straightaway that I absolutely believe in terroir based on my experience of tasting wine, but I have never been convinced… Read More »
Château Ausone in St-Emilion and Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, the second growth in St-Julien, have both adhered to the campaign trend of offering significant reductions on the price of the previous year for their 2022 vintage. Both the estates have also received accolades for their 2023 wines. Georgie Hindle, the Bordeaux correspondent for Decanter, gave 97-points to… Read More »
Roederer is a necessity for all Champagne lovers. Currently making quite a splash in the Champagne industry, Roederer is a grower for all products beyond the non-vintage level – the company farms a robust 135 hectares in an organic and biodynamic approach. Taking a page from Krug’s and Lanson’s books, Roederer chose to number each… Read More »
Simon Field MW revels in the wines and atmosphere at Pomerol’s Bouchet expert. Written by Simon Field MW A singular bit of dismaying news from Château Lafleur this year is the breaking of their iconic swing by an unidentified heavyset wine professional. This swing, which hung prominently from the yew tree in front of the… Read More »
Château Haut-Brion 2023 was released this morning (14 May) alongside other wines from the Domaine Clarence Dillon portfolio. It was released at €312 per bottle ex-négociant, down 39.5% on the en primeur release price of Haut-Brion 2022, according to Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade.
Website: https://www.loron.fr/en/domaine/chateau-bellevue-en-2/ Maison Jean Loron possess 150 hectares of land (either owned or managed) located in Beaujolais and Bourgogne (Maconnais), inclusive of vineyards in seven of the ten crus. The belief is that from specific terroirs, Gamay can age well, hence, they have stocked 30,000 bottles from the pre-2000 vintages in their cellars. Property owned… Read More »
Sarah Marsh MW climbs aboard growers’ union president Frédéric Marc Burrier’s Citroën DS for a detailed tour of the Mâconnais appellation’s 22 freshly minted premiers crus. By Sarah Marsh MW It was scorching in Pouilly-Fuissé when I arrived on a June afternoon. Frédéric Marc Burrier was waiting for me outside Château de Beauregard leaning against… Read More »