Well, the votes have been counted and verified and we can officially announce a shock win on behalf of Italy. The French wine was the stinker of the night and at €24 I can safely say it’s among the worst bottle of wines I’ve tasted. The colour and nose was all Bordeaux and for a…
Category: brunello di montalcino
Altesino – Caparzo
Altesino – Quietly stealing Caparzo’s thunder! The awards have been coming in thick and fast over the past 10 years for the Altesino vineyards and yet this wonderful producer still seems to be largely unknown to a wine community obsessed with the American owned Banfi and Antinori. Altesino’s most famous wine, the Brunello di Montalcino…