After the washout 1984 vintage, the 1985 Le Pergole Torte came onto the scene with great expectations. Yet this vintage has never fully realized its potential. The 1985 growing season produced very closed wines in the Chianti Classico region, and you notice that straight off the bat. You are immediately aware of the wine's difficulty to achieve evolution or oxidation. It feels frozen in time, and it seems doubtful that it will ever fully open. This is one stubborn and inward-looking expression of Sangiovese.