Budget-friendly wines aren't easy to find these days in Tuscany so I was pleasantly surprised by Palladio's 2006 Chianti. The wine offers plenty of dark ripe fruit with an accessible, easygoing personality. It is a terrific wine for the money. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2009.
A Leonardo Lo Cascio Selection, Winebow, Montvale, NJ; tel. (201) 445-0620