Consistently brilliant, this 100% Sangiovese cuvee is aged 12 months in oak casks. The dense ruby/purple-colored 1999 reveals a sweet perfume of tobacco smoke, ripe black cherries, black currants, vanilla, cedar, and spice. Authoritatively flavored as well as elegant and measured, its hallmarks are purity, finesse, and intense flavors. Owners Vittorio Fiore and Adriana Assje have fashioned an impressive 1999. Drink it over the next 4-5 years.A Leonardo Locascio Selection, Winebow, Hohokus, NJ; tel. (201) 445-0620

Consistently brilliant, this 100% Sangiovese cuvee is aged 12 months in oak casks. The dense ruby/purple-colored 1999 reveals a sweet perfume of tobacco smoke, ripe black cherries, black currants, vanilla, cedar, and spice. Authoritatively flavored as well as elegant and measured, its hallmarks are purity, finesse, and intense flavors. Owners Vittorio Fiore and Adriana Assje have fashioned an impressive 1999. Drink it over the next 4-5 years. A Leonardo Locascio Selection, Winebow, Hohokus, NJ; tel. (201) 445-0620