Brunello 2013 vintage: A sneak preview

This small 2.5 hectare property is located near the Tavernelle subzone and is owned by the same family to which the neighbouring Caprili estate belongs....

This reveals black and red currants infused with mint and savoury earth. The palate is energetic, streamlined and gripped by firmly fastened tannins, which need...

Altesino is a large property, and its pride and joy is the five hectare single vineyard called Montosoli, north of the town. A cool, lofty...

Restaurateur Gianni Brunelli founded this estate in 1988 and soon acquired a reputation for the quality of his wines. Since his death in 2008, the...

Paola Gloder has run this 32 hectare property with great flair since her family, originally from Milan, bought it in 1984. The vineyards are among...

The regular blended Brunello from Altesino has a more exuberant nose than its single-vineyard Montosoli bottling, but there's lovely purity and lift too.The attack is...

The somewhat clinical 'P.56' refers to a specific parcel at this property. It lies at a height of 350 metres and only the smallest clusters...

Caprili, which lies south of the town at over 300 metres, has been a steady performer for decades. It remains resolutely traditional, fermenting with natural...

La Gerla's 11 hectares are divided between two sectors: one near the town at 320 metres, the other in the warmer south. Winemaking is traditional,...

From vineyards located just north of the town at 300 metres, Maurizio Lambardi practices severe selection when deciding which wines to release as Brunello. This...

This family-run property of 11 hectares lies near Sant'Angelo in the warm, southern part of the region. The wine is aged for one year in...

Located just west of the town at a high elevation., the Pietroso vineyards occupy 5 hectares. Vinification and ageing are traditional, with long ageing in...

Altero has long been Poggio Antico's shot at a more modern style, with more evident oak influence than the traditional Brunello. After two years in...

American wine distributor Janet Lindsay acquired these parcels of old vines in her favourite region about ten years ago, and this is the more accessible...

Val di Suga is a large estate with some 40 hectares of hillsides under vine in three distinct subzones of the region. There are separate...

This small 2.5 hectare property is located near the Tavernelle subzone and is owned by the same family to which the neighbouring Caprili estate belongs....

This reveals black and red currants infused with mint and savoury earth. The palate is energetic, streamlined and gripped by firmly fastened tannins, which need...

Altesino is a large property, and its pride and joy is the five hectare single vineyard called Montosoli, north of the town. A cool, lofty...

Restaurateur Gianni Brunelli founded this estate in 1988 and soon acquired a reputation for the quality of his wines. Since his death in 2008, the...

Paola Gloder has run this 32 hectare property with great flair since her family, originally from Milan, bought it in 1984. The vineyards are among...

The regular blended Brunello from Altesino has a more exuberant nose than its single-vineyard Montosoli bottling, but there's lovely purity and lift too.The attack is...

The somewhat clinical 'P.56' refers to a specific parcel at this property. It lies at a height of 350 metres and only the smallest clusters...

Caprili, which lies south of the town at over 300 metres, has been a steady performer for decades. It remains resolutely traditional, fermenting with natural...

La Gerla's 11 hectares are divided between two sectors: one near the town at 320 metres, the other in the warmer south. Winemaking is traditional,...

From vineyards located just north of the town at 300 metres, Maurizio Lambardi practices severe selection when deciding which wines to release as Brunello. This...

This family-run property of 11 hectares lies near Sant'Angelo in the warm, southern part of the region. The wine is aged for one year in...

Located just west of the town at a high elevation., the Pietroso vineyards occupy 5 hectares. Vinification and ageing are traditional, with long ageing in...

Altero has long been Poggio Antico's shot at a more modern style, with more evident oak influence than the traditional Brunello. After two years in...

American wine distributor Janet Lindsay acquired these parcels of old vines in her favourite region about ten years ago, and this is the more accessible...

Val di Suga is a large estate with some 40 hectares of hillsides under vine in three distinct subzones of the region. There are separate...