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CONTENTS Issue 84 2024 Tastings 10 | THE WORLD OF FINE WINE | ISSUE 84 | 2024 168 ONE BOTTLE 2021 RAMEY ROCHIOLI VINEYARD CHARDONNAY: AN AERIAL TERROIR, NEITHER TOO COLD NOR TOO HOT Andrew Jefford reflects on a single interesting bottle. 171 TASTINGS The distinctive World of Fine Wine tasting philosophy and protocol for both blind and open tastings, as well as the members of the permanent panel. 174 LAYING DOWN 2023 BORDEAUX: ENIGMA DECODED Bordeaux may be battling challenges on numerous fronts, but the 2023 vintage, while seldom scaling the heights of its immediate predecessor, nonetheless offers many very elegant, refined wines of great potential, with a decidedly fresh “contemporary classical” feel, says Simon Field MW. 196 LAYING DOWN 2019 BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO: MAGNIFICENT Andrew Jefford is joined by Bruno Besa and Michael Palij MW for a hugely successful and high-scoring tasting of a vintage that came as a very welcome relief in southern Tuscany after the heat-scorched 2017 and the difficult 2018, and that is perhaps even better than the widely celebrated 2016. 206 S AVO R DÃO REDS: A CURIOUS SENSE OF PLACE The Portuguese region has improved enormously over the past 30 years, with the best wines now making good on their considerable promise, says Richard Mayson after a tasting shared with Simon Field MW and Andrew Jefford and featuring additional commentary from Paul White. Lafon-Rochet of Château ier, cour tesy Tourn Emma © Photography
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WE’VE WAITED 175 YEARS TO OPEN THIS. SIX GENERATIONS OF DEDICATION AND EXPERIENCE GO INTO EVERY BOTTLE OF YALUMBA.

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CONTENTS

Issue 84 2024

Tastings

10 | THE WORLD OF FINE WINE | ISSUE 84 | 2024

168 ONE BOTTLE 2021 RAMEY ROCHIOLI VINEYARD CHARDONNAY: AN AERIAL TERROIR, NEITHER TOO COLD NOR TOO HOT Andrew Jefford reflects on a single interesting bottle.

171 TASTINGS The distinctive World of Fine Wine tasting philosophy and protocol for both blind and open tastings, as well as the members of the permanent panel.

174 LAYING DOWN 2023 BORDEAUX: ENIGMA DECODED Bordeaux may be battling challenges on numerous fronts, but the 2023 vintage, while seldom scaling the heights of its immediate predecessor, nonetheless offers many very elegant, refined wines of great potential, with a decidedly fresh “contemporary classical” feel, says Simon Field MW.

196 LAYING DOWN 2019 BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO: MAGNIFICENT Andrew Jefford is joined by Bruno Besa and Michael Palij MW for a hugely successful and high-scoring tasting of a vintage that came as a very welcome relief in southern Tuscany after the heat-scorched 2017 and the difficult 2018, and that is perhaps even better than the widely celebrated 2016.

206 S AVO R DÃO REDS: A CURIOUS SENSE OF PLACE The Portuguese region has improved enormously over the past 30 years, with the best wines now making good on their considerable promise, says Richard Mayson after a tasting shared with Simon Field MW and Andrew Jefford and featuring additional commentary from Paul White.

Lafon-Rochet of Château ier, cour tesy

Tourn

Emma

©

Photography

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