The very best 2013 Brunellos have so much more character, structure and depth when comparing to the 2012s, and they will begin to arrive on retail shelves in January 2018. Check out the report for more information.

This year JamesSuckling.com tasted more than 16,000 wines and almost one-fourth were Italian wines. We have already posted about 1,500 tasting notes from Italy so far, and now we are posting close to 2,000 more!

This summer I tasted almost 50 Rosso di Montalcinos and the 2015s may be the best that I have ever tasted. Check on the list.

Top Brunello producers discuss the 2012 vintage, which has a lot in common with the legendary 2010s, according to winemakers.

The 2010 Brunello di Montalcino Riservas are the encore to Montalcino’s greatest vintage ever. It’s exciting to have a “second offering” of Brunello each vintage with the riservas and some single-vineyard designated reds arriving in the market a year after the first release of a particular vintage. I tasted and

In this video, San Filippo’s owner and winemaker Roberto Giannelli comments on the already legendary 2010 vintage in Montalcino. In 2012 during a visit to the estate, James tasted Roberto’s 2010 from barrel. Roberto at the time confidently reported that “it is probably one of the finest in the history

The 2011 Brunello di Montalcinos are for current drinking. They are fruity and flavorful with soft tannins and medium acidity. There’s no use in waiting. Prices should be slightly less than the spectacular 2010 Brunellos. So this may be an incentive to buy the 2011s. Many wine merchants will buy

I did a preliminary tasting of about 70 2010 Brunello di Montalcino Riservas a few weeks ago in Tuscany and they are tremendous quality. I expect them to live up to the anticipation of tens of thousands of keen Brunello lovers, especially those who purchased the regular bottlings earlier this

Brunello di Montalcino’s 2010 vintage is rapidly justifying its reputation as the best year ever for Italy’s premier wine appellation. Demand worldwide has never been higher for the great sangivoese-based red of Tuscany, and rightly so. The wines show amazing depth of fruit, ultra-fine tannins and great length. It’s hard