Vintage Guides
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Rasteau, Cairanne & Vinsobres 2024: The best of the vintage’s ‘precise and drinkable’ winesA safe bet for enjoyment and drinkability...
By Matt Walls Published
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2024: Best picks from a fresh and vibrant bunchA tale of contrasts...
By Matt Walls Published
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St-Joseph 2024: The best wines brimming with peppery spiceAn early-drinking vintage with fragrance and delicacy...
By Matt Walls Published
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Crozes-Hermitage 2024: Our expert’s picks in a year where selection is keyTough times for this appellation, with a few glimmers of hope...
By Matt Walls Published
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Hermitage 2024: Elegant reds but a vintage where white wines reign supremeLook out for the whites...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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Côte-Rôtie & Condrieu 2024: An early drinking vintageChallenges in Rhône's northern extremities...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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Cornas & St-Péray 2024: A vintage that yielded wines of charm and eleganceA few names rose to the top this year...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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Rhône 2024 en primeur: Full report and the vintage’s top-scoring winesAn outlier vintage, with mixed results...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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Côte-Rôtie & Condrieu 2023: Report and top-scoring winesBest of the far north...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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Brunello di Montalcino 2020: Vintage report and 20 top picksTwenty of the best from the 2020 vintage...
By Michaela Morris Last updated
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Chianti Classico annata new releases: The wines to buy in 2025Michaela Morris reviews the 2023 growing season and the wines, along with a clutch of late releases from 2022, 2021 and 2020.
By Michaela Morris Last updated
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Bolgheri report 2025: Miraculous resultsAll the latest releases from Bolgheri...
By James Button Last updated
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Barolo 2021: Vintage report & top wines from ‘a modern benchmark’Read Michaela Morris' analysis on the ‘charismatic’ 2021 vintage in Barolo...
By Michaela Morris Last updated
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Langhe Nebbiolo and Nebbiolo d’Alba: These 25 bottles prove it’s not all about BaroloIt's not all about Barolo you know...
By Michaela Morris Last updated
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The year that could have been great – Our expert selects the best 2006 Bordeaux winesMore than 20 wines retasted after almost two decades...
By Charles Curtis MW Last updated
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Margaret River 2023 Chardonnay: Is this the greatest Margaret River Chardonnay vintage yet?A truly spectacular vintage...
By Cassandra Charlick Last updated
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Napa Cabernet 2022: Vintage report and buyer’s guideHighlights from the new Napa vintage...
By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated
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Barossa Shiraz 2023: Vintage report and 40 top-scoring winesA year of climatic challenges produced more streamlined styles...
By David Sly Last updated
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Chianti Classico Gran Selezione: New releases rated54 wines tasted and rated, with expert opinion along the way...
By Michaela Morris Last updated
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Napa Cabernet 2022: Top wines from Howell MountainThe top 2022s from Howell Mountain...
By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated
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Napa Cabernet 2022: Top wines from Oak KnollTop Oak Knoll Cabernets in 2022...
By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated
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Napa Cabernet 2022: The top wines from CalistogaCalistoga's top 2022 Cabernets...
By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated
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Napa Cabernet 2022: Best value wines of the vintageSeeking value in the vintage...
By Jonathan Cristaldi Last updated
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Port vintage guide: 1960-2017Vintage summaries and advice on drinking windows...
By Ines Salpico Last updated
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Champagne releases for spring & summer 2025The best of what's been released so far this year...
By Tom Hewson Last updated
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Sauternes: Sip young, savour oldFinding the right sweet spot...
By Stephen Brook Published
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Best Cru Bourgeois 2024 wines tasted en primeurAn in-depth look at the Cru Bourgeois en primeur 2024 wines...
By Valeria Tenison Last updated
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Best Pomerol 2024 wines tasted en primeurAn in-depth look at the Pomerol en primeur 2024 wines...
By Georgie Hindle Last updated
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Singular US Pinot Noir: 20 vineyards where the variety has found a homeThe zenith of US Pinot...
By Clive Pursehouse Last updated
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Best Margaux 2024 wines tasted en primeurAn in-depth look at the Margaux en primeur 2024 wines...
By Georgie Hindle Last updated
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Bordeaux 2024: Château Cos d’Estournel price falls 29%One of the success stories of the vintage...
By Chris Mercer Last updated
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Bordeaux 2024: Les Carmes Haut-Brion ‘an obvious buy’ as price dropsPichon Baron 2024 also debuts in a busy week for the en primeur campaign...
By Chris Mercer Last updated