Notes of ripe cherries and dried strawberries with hints of sandalwood and cloves. Medium-bodied with firm, chalky tannins and vivid acidity. Crunchy and red-fruited. Drink now.

With 40,000 bottles released, the 2019 Chianti Classico is easygoing and fresh with basic cherry, dried blueberry and earthy root. The mouthfeel is lean and fresh. With fruit from Radda in Chianti, the wine ages in large oak casks for 12 months.

Borgo Salcetino's 2015 Chianti Classico opens to a lean, garnet-hued appearance. This is a crisp and streamlined wine with the fresh acidity and vibrant berry flavors you get with stripped down Sangiovese. Despite the warm vintage, the fruit used here from the high altitude comune of Radda in Chianti feels slightly on the unripe side.

If you are looking for a simple and refreshing Tuscan red to wash down with pizza or pasta take-out, the 2014 Chianti Classico fits the bill nicely. This no-fuss wine offers tight aromas of wild berry and cassis with subtle tones of bitter almond and blue flower at the back. The 2014 vintage tends to offer lean and crisp wines as is the case here. Drink this Chianti Classico within the next two or three years.