This month saw the release of the dreaded 2014 Brunello di Montalcino wines from the coldest and wettest vintage of the last 60 years. By a quirk of fate it coincides with that of the equally difficult 2017 Rosso di Montalcino, this time from a record hot year.
Faced with this double whammy, the region nevertheless puts on a brave face and many producers seem highly confident. When I asked Ludovica and Carlo Lisini, the brother...