I hosted a blind tasting of 18s on Tuesday and found many disappointing. So, as much as I hate to admit it, Galloni may have been right.
I was hoping for a vintage like 2012, which I liked, but these weren’t as satisfying as the '12s were at the same stage. On the positive side, they were quite approachable.
The line-up was:
Fratelli Alessandria - Commune di Verduno
Oddero- normale (which included fruit from several crus they didn’t bottle separately in 2018)
Cavallotto- Bricco Boschi
Francesco Rinaldi - Cannubi
Giacomo Fennochio - Cannubi
Brezza - normale
Aldo Conterno- Bussia
Baudana - Baudana
Group favorites and mine: F Rinaldi, Baudana, Oddero (great value). I liked the Brezza, but the group put it 7th.