This pretty wine gives us a good read of the vintage, which was cool and rainy during the spring months and warm and sunny before harvest. The 2018 Chianti Classico may be a little overripe, but not by much. There is a moment of sweetness, followed immediately by tart cherry and cassis. When given more time to open, the wine begins to show rosemary, dried rose and garden soil. This a good value for sausage-pizza night.

Bright and fruity, this red boasts strawberry, cherry, floral and smoke flavors. Supple and open, this shows fine balance and a lingering aftertaste of fresh fruit, earth and tobacco. Sangioveto and Canaiolo. Drink now through 2027. 15,000 cases made, 6,000 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Chianti Classico Select to Add