Castello Della Paneretta-Vigneto-Torre A Destra-Chianti Classico Riserva-Sangiovese-Italy-2003-$37.99-A nose of sweet fruit, medium in color. A elegant smooth, light to medium bodied wine. Raspberry, strawberry jam, vanilla and some oak. WS-90 RP-87 CR-4-4.5 Good with seafood, chicken and pasta.
Fattoria La Lecciaia Di Pacini Mauro-Brunello Di Montalcino-Sangiovese-Tuscany-Italy-2003-$65.00 (magnum)-A nose of sweet dark fruit, dense dark color. A smooth food friendly wine, jammy, raspberry, cherry, nice tannins. Decant for two hours, one for being a big wine and two for being a magnum. RP-91 WS-91 CR-4.5 Good with pasta, chicken, salads.
Allegrini Fumane Di Valpolicella-Palazzo Della Torre-Veronese-IGT-Italy-2004-$20.00-A rather subdued nose, still tight, nice ruby in color. A smooth pleasant tasting food friendly wine. Jammy, black cherry, currants, chocolate. RP-90 WS-88 CR-4-4.5 Good with pasta, chicken, salads.
DiMajo Norante-Sangiovese-Terra Degli Osci-Italy-2006-$10.99-A sweet floral fruit nose, medium in color. Blackberry, strawberry, earth, a good value easy drinking wine. NR CR-4 Good with pasta, salad, chicken.
Fattoria Selvaplana-Chianti Rufina-Vendemmia-Italy-2006-$14.98-Always hard to describe some Italian wines, pleasant nose, light to medium in color. A pleasant food wine, light fruit, cherry, with some acidity. WS-85 CR-4 Good with chicken, pasta, salad.