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Our “outstanding” 2005 Brunello!

by Laura Gray on April 22, 2010

I was so excited to come across Tom Hyland’s recent post on trends from Vinitaly: http://thylandviews.blogspot.com/2010/04/trends-from-vinitaly.html Here is the excerpt that mentions Brunello 2005.  Our wine has been considered as outstanding and we rubbing shoulders with some wonderful Montalcino producers.… Read the rest

What a difference a week makes… (budbreak)

by Laura Gray on April 7, 2010

Budbreak - 7 April 2010

A tiny act of courage and the de-bunking of mystique

by Laura Gray on February 18, 2010

2005 labelsThe rolls of labels for 2005 and 2004 Riserva arrived today, in the nick of time for Benvenuto Brunello, the four day trade and press launch of these vintages which starts on Friday. Those familiar enough with our label, should they scrutinise the… Read the rest

Il Palazzone 2004 now in US! Reach for your corkscrews

by Laura Gray on February 9, 2010

PALAZZONE BRUNELLO 2004_1febbraioOur 2004 is now available in the US! No, that’s not a typo, I do mean 2004. We made all of 8.633 bottles of this wine, bottled on 31 July 2008 after over 36 months of wood aging in large… Read the rest
It often happens that not being certified organic appears to be a big black mark for an estate (a #fail to use my new-found twitter vocabulary) that I was especially pleased to be interviewed by Ben Simons on www.vinotology.com about… Read the rest

Fame at last! Toot toot on my own trumpet…

by Laura Gray on January 7, 2010

http://www.finewineclub.com.au/AZwine/I/Il_Palazzone_bfow%20.html Oh yes, it was very heartening to be listed as an estate amongst the “Brunello elite” by Eric Asimov in his recent article in the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/06/dining/reviews/06wine.html, although his general conclusions about Brunello were rather depressing (though… Read the rest
forth-r2Another year comes to an end at Il Palazzone…  Marco and the children have planted most of our vegetable garden. Jalil and Florin are at their respective homes (Tunisia and Romania) and everything has slowed down to a reasonable pace. … Read the rest

Strange fruits on an autumn walk

by Laura Gray on November 21, 2009

Persimmon - Diospyros kaki, caco  Today there was a wild boar hunt nearby and the valley echoed with the huntsmen’s yelling and their dogs barking.  The vines are now straggly and sad, with an odd leaf here and there. In contrast, the chestnut… Read the rest

video: Olives at Il Palazzone

by Laura Gray on August 27, 2009

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by Laura Gray on August 26, 2009

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