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‘Telling stories about terroir will lead us astray’

BORDEAUX 2021 The Decanter verdict • Challenging conditions cannot be ignored in an uneven 2021 vintage, but heroic efforts and improved winemaking facilities mean the best wines are supremely balanced and pleasurable in a year that marks a return to ‘cool classicism’ in Bordeaux

What to buy: Hindle highlights 80 great 2021s • For full tasting notes and scores of all the 80 wines featured here, along with nearly 790 more that Georgina Hindle tasted from Bordeaux 2021 en primeur, PLUS comprehensive vintage analysis and prices and stockists once released, please go to decanter.com/premium

The joy of GREECE • One of the UK’s best-known wine experts can’t get enough of this ancient wine nation, with its mysterious mosaic of wine regions and grape varieties – here’s his guided tour of some of his favourite spots, from the mainland to the islands

Peak Sancerre Les Monts Damnés • It’s not officially a ‘cru’ as such, but this steep hillside of vineyards with rich, varied soils, in the west of Sancerre, can produce consistently excellent, ageworthy wines that may differ in style but never waver on quality

PET-NAT for beginners • Riding the wave of the natural wine movement, this gently refreshing, often hazy fizz comes in an array of styles to discover and is making its mark on wine lists everywhere

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MENDOZA Cabernet Franc focus • Mendoza might be synonymous with Malbec in Argentina but, as the newly released 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards results suggest, there’s another rising red to discover…

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WHAT IS… peated whisky?

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FIVE OF THE BEST: GINS FOR SUMMER

Ricotta ice cream with magnolia syrup • Wine and magnolia? Not a pairing challenge you come across every day, but this show-stopping dessert will taste even more delicious enjoyed with one of the styles we suggest here

Alto Adige A wine lover’s guide • In Italy’s far north, this is a place that’s ripe for exploring, home to dramatic Alpine scenery and superb skiing, Mediterranean vegetation and sweltering summers – and wines that blend Germanic precision with Italian flair

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WHAT IS?... Volatile acidity

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Ask Decanter • Each month our experts answer your burning wine questions. Email your questions to editor@decanter.com

EXPLAINED Sherry styles

Chardonnay in the extreme: Viña Ventisquero’s Tara

Editors picks • Each month our editorial team tastes a lot of wine, but not all of it makes it onto the page. So here’s our in-house pick of other great wines we’ve tried

CONTE VISTARINO’S OLTREPO PAVESE PINOTS

ANNIVERSARY BOT TLES FROM VILLA MARIA

The new California Chardonnay camp

THE JUDGES

South African Shiraz • A great success, with a high proportion of wines scoring 90pts or more – around the regions, a great range of styles showing character and value

Verdicchio • Summer’s the ideal time to discover these delicious dry whites from Italy’s central...