The wine region of Pollino is located in the region of Calabre of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Masseria Falvo or the Domaine Ferrocinto produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pollino are Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pollino often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
In the mouth of Pollino is a powerful. We currently count 3 estates and châteaux in the of Pollino, producing 6 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pollino go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks.
Both Mouton and Margaux 2021 were released en primeur at €420 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, down 2.8% on the 2020-vintage debut last year, according to Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. While the market dynamics vary between these two First Growths, their 2021 grands vins were being sold en primeur as the cheapest of the last four vintages – below current prices on 2018, 2019 and 2020. Merchants were offering Mouton 2021 and Margaux 2021 at £5,100 (12x75cl in bond). Initial signs suggested t ...
Of all the columns I’ve written this year, this one should have been the easiest to write: open my tasting notes file, sort by year 2021, sort by score, select the top ten highest scoring wines, copy and paste. Go to the pub. But it’s not that simple. Some wines are technically perfect and undeniably excellent, wines I respect greatly that deserve their high scores – but on a personal level, they leave me a little cold. Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for Matt Walls’ top ...
A ‘Goliath’ 27-litre bottle of Sine Qua Non’s highly prized The Inaugural Syrah from the 2003 vintage provided the centrepiece for a charity event organised by The Legacy Cellar Foundation. Robert M. Parker Jr, the famous wine critic who retired from The Wine Advocate in 2019, donated the ‘unicorn’ bottle in order to help raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which is marking its 60th anniversary. Held at a private residence in Bel Air on 14 May, 60 guests paid ...
