The 2001 Chianti Montespertoli Castello di Montespertoli is the entry-level wine, highly pleasurable with its cherry and red currant fruit, freshness and fragrance, and light tannins which give backbone and length to the finish. Drink: 2006-2008. The Sonninos, a distinguished family which supplied Prime Ministers and Secretaries of State to Italy in the period prior to World War I, has long owned a sizeable property to the southwest of Tuscany. The wines were rather uneven in quality until recently, but the more active presence of the current owner, and the undeniable gifts of winemaker Stefano Chioccioli have given a new consistency to the production, and there is certainly little to criticize in this fine lineup of wines.Importer: Small Vineyards, Seattle WA; tel. (206) 933-6767