Notes of red plums and bramble berries with dried rose petals, red licorice and bark. Medium- to full-bodied with chalky texture and vivid fruit. Tannins are velvety and ripe. Racy and spiced on the finish. Sustainable. Drink or hold.

This red exhibits black cherry, blackberry and plum fruit accented by iron and earth. Open-knit, making it enjoyable now, with moderately firm tannins on the finish. Sangiovese, Canaiolo Nero and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2030. 33,000 cases made, 24,000 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Chianti Classico Select to Add

This is hitting its stride, exuding floral aromas and flavors, along with succulent cherry and raspberry fruit. Balanced, leaving an aftertaste of red fruit and herbs. Sangiovese, Canaiolo Nero and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2027. 330,000 cases made, 24,000 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Chianti Classico Select to Add

The Banfi 2018 Chianti Classico Riserva (with 400,000 bottles made) represents a small step up in intensity and quality from the entry-level wine. There is slightly more fruit weight here, but otherwise the delivery is lean and stripped down. You get Sangiovese-driven aromas of cassis, wild plum, scorched earth and baked clay.

Sanguine and leafy tobacco notes wrap around a kernel of cherry in this austere red, which is balanced on the tannic side, with an astringent finish. Sangiovese, Canaiolo Nero and Cabernet Sauvignon. Best from 2022 through 2027. 33,000 cases made, 24,000 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Chianti Classico Select to Add