The 2008 Teodoro is Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Sweet red cherries, flowers, licorice and new leather are some of the many notes that take shape in the glass. Deceptively medium in body, the wine fleshes out beautifully on the mid-palate and finish. Firm yet well-integrated tannins frame the exquisite finish. Nothing is out of place in this harmonious, impeccably balanced wine. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2023. A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including: de Grazia Imports; tel. (417) 732-4200; Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300; Estate Wines Ltd., San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 492-9411; Robert Houde Wines, Elk Grove Village, IL; tel. (847) 430-3887

The 2000 Teodoro, Sangiovese and Cabernet, offers much plum fruit, tar, and licorice in a well extracted, medium-bodied, lightly tannic wine with good freshness in addition to intensity. Drink: 2005-2012.Simone Santini is still a young man, but he has been producing very good wine for close to a decade.A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300, Vin Divino, Chicago, IL; tel. (773) 334-6700, and Estate Wines, Ltd., San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 492-9411

Undoubtedly the finest red wine I have tasted from Tuscany's San Gimignano region, the super-concentrated 1998 Teodoro (a blend of barrique-aged Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, and Merlot) boasts a deep, thick, black/purple color, chewy, full-bodied, opulently-textured flavors, admirable purity, and a long, velvety, seamless finish. Drink this loaded 1998 over the next 7-8 years to take advantage of its exuberant youth. A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300, Vin Divino, Chicago, IL; tel. (773) 334-6700, and Estate Wines, Ltd., San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 492-9411