A French View of Tuscany and Merlot

By James Suckling
Posted: Monday, February 25, 2008

I mentioned last Friday that Francois Thienpont of the well-known Bordeaux clan had been hanging with me for a few days in Tuscany. It's fun to get a well-regarded French vintner's view of the Tuscan.....

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