the Spurrier selection

Quintodecimo, Exultet, Fiano di Avellino, Campania, Italy 2017 93 £32.80 Justerini & Brooks From 12ha of hillside vineyards at 420m altitude, benefiting from warm days and fresh nights, this is tighter and more restrained than the same producer’s Falanghina. Vivid intensity, lime flower on the nose, stone fruit flavours and a tangy finish. Drink 2018-2022 Alc 13.5% Tenuta delle Terre Nere, Prephylloxera, Etna Rosso, Sicily, Italy 2015 96 £51.60 Justerini & Brooks Pre-phylloxera bush vines planted at 800m-900m on north-facing, sandy-volcanic soils with just 2% Nerello Cappucio to match the Pinot Noir-like Nerello Mascalese. Florality, spice, depth and grip – vigorous yet superbly elegant. Drink 2018-2030 Alc 13% Domaines Lupier, La Dama, San Martín de Unx, Navarra, Spain 2014 94 £30.75-£34.95 AG Wines, Berry Bros & Rudd, Lay & Wheeler From low-yielding, 100-yearold Garnacha vines on sparse, rocky soils: lots of intense energy, some florality to come but needs a year or two to calm down, then 20 more to evolve. Drink 2020-2040 Alc 14.5%