We had a few bottles in the office that we have opened with clients since last year and each time it has proven something of a headturner. A second opportunity to purchase this vintage, and to take all the remaining stock, seemed too good to miss. So once more we are able to offer 2004 Le Mesnilliesime Guy Charlemagne at £185/6 bottles in ...
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Last year we held a dinner at which we tasted wines from the various Antinori estates including Tignanello, Castello della Salla, Ornellaia and Guado al Tasso. The latter estate, Guado al Tasso, is based in Bolgheri, just to the south of Ornellaia and some 50 miles southwest of the city of Florence. It is a large estate, extending ove...
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One of our fastest selling offers of last year focused on the 2010 Barolo Rocche dell’Annunziata from Renato Corino. The wine was featured in our November Great Italian Tasting and impressed a great many of those who attended. With so many favourable comments, it came as no surprise that our allocation was quickly exhausted shortly after t...
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The 2011 vintage for Barolo was always going to be a little ‘after the Lord Mayor’s show’…The 2010 vintage marked a recent high point for the region, a classic vintage with great ageing potential. Early murmurings of the 2011 Barolo did not paint as compelling a picture as the 2010s nor was it such a uniform vintage. How...
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Offers of 2010 Brunello abound, as the wine trade rushes to make the most of a fine vintage for the Montalcino region. As Simon mentioned in our Brunello 2010 offer, the vintage in Montalcino is not one all-round success. Winemaking style and vineyard location vary across the region giving rise to dramatically different results. Generalisations ...
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Matthew Jukes could hardly contain his excitement when he tasted the 2012 Syrah from Toby Bekkers: 'Fifteen cases of the 2012 vintage are arriving at Atlas Fine Wines in a few weeks’ time and so I am thrilled to let you know about this exceptional Syrah. Australia is teeming with winemaking talent and there are so many ...
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