From the Umbrian holding of Tuscany’s Cecchi family, this wine opens with charred meat, leather, earth, beets and an interesting mineral dimension. Aged 16 months in barrique, its aggressive tannins will need a few years of cellar aging to soften up. Drink after 2007. Imported by Banfi Vintners. ——M.L.(9/1/2005)—— 87