Raspberries, orange rind, tobacco and dried herbs on the nose. Fresh and crunchy with a medium body and lively finish. From organically grown grapes. Drink now or hold.

Made with certified organic fruit, the Le Miccine 2019 Chianti Classico is 90% Sangiovese, 5% Malvasia Nera and 5% Colorino aged in large oak casks. From vineyards with alberese limestone, this is a fresh and generous wine with good depth to enjoy over a plate of pasta and your favorite slow-simmered sauce. The wine offers lots of plump cherry and purple fruits over a mid-weight texture. Production is 12,000 bottles, and you get good value.

Ruby and luminous in appearance, this textbook Chianti Classico shows the best of Sangiovese and Tuscany. Bright cherry and raspberry aromas are enhanced by toasted almond and a fine, silky mouthfeel. ——M.L.(4/1/2011)—— 87

This is a streamlined Chianti Classico with less heft and concentration on the palate and more light elegance. The nose imparts a sensation of cool harmony thanks to its measured tones of fruit, vanilla and toast. This is a clean, crisp wine with polished tannins and a smooth texture.——M.L.(11/1/2007)—— 88

A fragile wine that doesn’t seem meant for the cellar. In the meantime enjoy the racy mouthfeel, red-cherry flavors and mild tobacco and citrus peel nuances that improve the lengthy finish——W.E.(4/1/2005)—— 85