This wine was tasted in a preview capacity as it won't hit the market until the beginning of next year. Tasted at the Giodo winery in one of the most remote and beautiful spots in the appellation surrounded by forests and wide open panoramas, the 2018 Brunello di Montalcino gives us a promising taste of what we can expect from this warm vintage. The wine delivers ripe, but delicate aromas of cassis and dark cherry with shades of lilac, violet and crushed limestone. The tannins are present and well managed. Carlo Ferrini's Brunello promises a long aging trajectory.

An enticing blend of plum sauce, violets and lavender is complemented by hints of exotic spice and white smoke as the 2018 Brunello di Montalcino blossoms in the glass. This is soothingly round and supple with cool-toned acidity and polished red berry fruits that flow across the palate with ease. The 2018 tapers off amazingly fresh with blue and purple inner florals and a tinge of licorice over a subtle coating of sweet tannins. This understated beauty may not make old bones, but it's certainly showing beautifully now and there are many years of pleasurable drinking in store for collectors.

Very fine and polished. Sangiovese essence? Dry finish and great freshness with crystalline structure. Very vibrant. (JR)

Oenologist Carlo Ferrini's estate, run by his daughter Bianca. Mid to deep ruby. Closed nose with just hints of Moroccan leather. Rich, tangy cherry with a whiff of oak and charged with polished, but firm, tannins. Super-seductive and with the Ferrini signature all over it – the eternal smooth operator. Long, but not fully open yet, and the tannins need to dissolve a little more into the fruit. Shows real potential and promise and is not short of appeal. (WS)