The 2016 Le Stanze del Poliziano is Cabernet Sauvignon with a small component of Merlot blended in for extra softness. This is a well-assembled wine that shows careful precision and focus, while keeping its full-bodied appeal and concentrated richness in check. The wine opens to dark blackberry and plum with some savory spice, cedar wood and toasted mahogany. Le Stanze is ripe, savory and ready for a romantic evening by the fire as the snowflakes fall beyond a foggy window pane.

A blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot, the 2015 Le Stanze is a bold and contemporary wine that offers large-scale intensity and power across a wide array of dark fruit flavors and spice. This is a beautifully executed wine (aged in new and neutral barrique) with volume, concentration and thickly layered black fruit flavors. This wine should age smoothly over the next 10 years.

The 2008 Le Stanze del Poliziano emerges from the glass with layers of expressive red cherries, flowers and mint. It shows terrific complexity and balance in an understated, highly polished style. This is a terrific showing from Poliziano. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2018. Importer: Palm Bay International, Boca Raton, FL; tel. (561) 362-9642

The 2007 Le Stanze del Poliziano is 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot that spent approximately 16 months in French oak prior to being bottled. This positively sparkles on the palate with layers of mineral infused dark fruit. Menthol, spices, leather and licorice swirl around in the glass, adding further shades of nuance and complexity, and leading to a firm, wonderfully alive finish. Le Stanze is a fabulous wine to enjoy over the next few years. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2019. These are among the finest wines I can remember tasting from Poliziano, one of Montepulciano's reference-point producers. Importer: Palm Bay International, Boca Raton, FL; tel. (561) 362-9642