The 2006 Chianti Cetamura (90% Sangiovese, 10% Canaiolo) offers sweet dark fruit, leather, spices and tobacco. This medium-bodied wine is a little forward for the vintage and is best consumed over the next year or two. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2009. These value-priced negociant bottlings from Coltibuono offer excellent value.Importer: Dalla Terra, Napa, CA; tel. (707) 259-5405

You can’t go wrong with this basic Chianti: It’s fresh, easygoing and won’t put a dent in your pocketbook. Aromas include fresh blackberry, plum and spice and the wine is compact, medium-bodied and fresh in the mouth. ——M.L.(11/1/2009)—— 86