The 2000 Akronte is the best since the debut vintage of 1990, and competes well with many a more famous Cabernet of central Italy with its focused and penetrating black fruit and mineral aromas, its powerful extract and solid structure, its continuity, length, and intensity. Drink: 2006-2018. Boccadigabbia proved two important points in the 1990s. First, that superior wine can be produced in non-tradition areas of the Marches. Second, that a series of non-traditional grapes could also adapt themselves to the local climate and soil. In terms of the sheer variety of high class wines, this is the leading estate in the region and seems fully prepared to compete in a future which promises significantly more competition. 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