Smooth and round, this red is as much about texture and balance as it is cherry, strawberry and floral aromas and flavors. Shows a terrific, well-integrated structure that lends intensity and fine grip on the long, mineral-tinged finish. Best from 2025 through 2040. 2,000 cases made, 800 cases imported.

The 2019 Chianti Classico Riserva is a potent, brooding wine. Black cherry, chocolate, new leather, torrefaction, tobacco, incense and scorched earth add to an impression of somber intensity. This powerhouse Riserva could use another year or two in bottle, but I imagine it will always be quite the bomb.