Dried cherries, with hints of tobacco and mahogany. Medium-bodied, with light fruit and a fresh finish. A bit lean, but delicious. Drink now. 2,000 cases imported. -JS

This 100% Sangiovese wine is from a single vineyard at about 400 meters elevation and made of hand harvested fruit. The ripe nose and solid, masculine palate display power and class, showing brawny, dark, sour-cherry flavors with tobacco and leather accents. Large-scale and well structured, it is built to age. It should improve through 2004 and keep well for another decade or more.——W.E.(11/15/2001)—— 91