A safe bet is the 1995 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva, a full-bodied, sweet offering with a gorgeous bouquet of mushrooms, black fruits, earth, incense, and leather. Tobacco flavors intermingle with cherries, plums, and earth. Elegant, sweet, pure, and already complex as well as accessible, it should drink well for 10-12 years.
A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300, Vin Divino, Chicago, IL; tel. (773) 334-6700, and Estate Wines, Ltd., San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 492-9411