The San Polo Brunello di Montalcino Vignavecchia 2018, constructed from vines planted on a heat, steeply west-facing winery, exhibits depth, complexity and construction, in contrast with the fragrant and extra approachable Podernovi 2018, which is from their coolest website.
Regardless of the variations, all of the producers we spoke to agree that 2018 was not as nice a classic total as 2016 or 2015. Comparisons had been made with 2008, 2013 (which had a warmer summer season however, like 2018, cooler nights within the weeks main to reap) and cooler vintages from the Nineties.
“2018 for me jogs my memory of an older classic fashion … than to wines like ‘15, ‘16, ‘19, ‘20, and ’21. These are all characterised by construction, complexity and likewise extra fruit,” stated Jacopo Bacci of Renieri. He agreed that there was extra variation within the 2018 classic, whereas “in 2015 and 2016, it was actually exhausting to do a foul wine.”
