https://wineandvintage.com/ The latest wines stories from Wine & Vintage. en https://wineandvintage.com/wines/rioja-gran-reserva-904-2016/ https://wineandvintage.com/wines/rioja-gran-reserva-904-2016/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0700 The current 904 arrives with 120,000 bottles, 97 points from James Suckling and a 97 from Vinous, and pricing that undercuts most luxury reds. It lands just as Gran Reserva becomes the category Rioja can count on. https://wineandvintage.com/wines/bordeaux-2025-en-primeur/ https://wineandvintage.com/wines/bordeaux-2025-en-primeur/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0700 After the 2024 campaign cut release prices by roughly a quarter, the 2025 en primeur releases tested whether the chateaux could hold the line. Mouton Rothschild led at 300 euros a bottle ex-negociant, while merchants measured every release against the 2022 benchmark. https://wineandvintage.com/wines/brunello-2021-five-year-wait/ https://wineandvintage.com/wines/brunello-2021-five-year-wait/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0700 The 2021 Brunellos reached the market from January 2026 after the appellation's mandatory five years of ageing. Early critical response has been strong: James Suckling named Eredi Fuligni's 2021 his Italian Wine of the Year after tasting 7,000 Italian wines.