We reviewed the 2017 classic of San Felice’s Campogiovanni Brunello di Montalcino twice, and now we’re again with our first (and possibly solely) have a look at the 2018 classic. Each are anticipated to be superb to wonderful vintages for the basic Tuscan area, so let’s dive in and see if the equation has modified in any respect.
Initially tart with an fringe of cranberry to spar with its cherry-laced core, the wine shortly reveals that it’s gripped with tannins and a light-weight ring of smoke. Toasty notes of anise and graphite hold the wine grounded within the earth, with a touch of basil and a contact of tarry char. As with the 2017 classic, this wine feels prefer it wants some cellar time to mood its tannins, however what’s within the glass at the moment has loads of brooding energy to advocate it — although I’d counsel a while in glass or decanting earlier than you take pleasure in.
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2018 San Felice Campiogiovanni Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
$61
