Tuscany new releases

Confusion reigned earlier this year, and there had been no confirmation that any of the annual Tuscan anteprima tastings would be able to take place or that international travel would be allowed. In a normal year I would spend a couple of weeks touring the region, visiting producers and attending the tastings of Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano wines. So, with the help of Canadian importers and the producers in Italy themselves, I was able to amass a large selection of wines at my base in Vancouver, Canada, tasting through nearly 300 wines in all.

You can find the full, in-depth reports online at – a fantastic dive into each of Tuscany’s major denominations and their most recent-release wines, with more than 260 notes and scores in total. Here, we focus in on Brunello di Montalcino and Chianti Classico, highlighting 30 of my highest-scoring and top-value wine selections.