The 2008 Montefalco Rosso Riserva is beautiful and intriguing from the very first taste. Truffles, black cherries, licorice, spices and tobacco are some of the many notes that come together in this beautifully delineated, medium bodied Riserva from Antano. I very much like the sense of balance here. Deceptively medium in body, the 2008 Riserva has more than enough density and depth to support as much as another decade of fine drinking. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2020. Antano represents the small-scale, artisan side of Montefalco. Working out of a small, cramped winery that could easily be mistaken for a cellar in Burgundy or Piemonte, Francesco Antano crafts wines imbued with personality. At their best, these are some of the very finest wines to emerge from Montefalco. Antano is located in Bevagna, a part of the Montefalco zone distinguished for a relatively warm micro-climate that results in an earlier harvest vis-a-vis the rest of the zone. Importer: T. Edward Wines, New York, NY; tel. (212) 233-1504