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Recently I had the pleasure of speaking with Marco Sassetti, the Managing Director of the Brunello estate Il Palazzone. Our discussion touched on many of the recent events occurring around Montalcino and the style and direction of the estates wine. …
Continue readingIndeed, the play on words is apt. I’m finding I love the Mastrojanni house style. In looking back at my Interview with Andrea Machetti, it’s clear that they strive to minimize “artificial” impact to the wine in order to let…
Continue readingI’ve always loved Barbera, especially examples from Alba. However, in recent years as the prices for Barbera have moved them out of the “every day” range, I’ve gravitated more toward buying Dolcetto. That being said, the subject of this article…
Continue readingAs Brunello Riserva go, this one wasn’t expensive. And it wasn’t much more expensive than this estates normale, which I have enjoyed greatly in the past. This is what piqued my curiosity. In retrospect, I should have been wary. In…
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The 2001 vintage has just been released and is a nice value….
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