Felsina Berardenga Castello di Farnetella Poggio Granoni Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy

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Like the other wines from Fèlsina, celebrated consulting enologist Franco Bernabei plays a big role in shaping the wines from Castello di Farnetella. The 2018 Poggio Granoni is 70% Sangiovese with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah in supporting roles. The Sangiovese comes through clearly with pretty tones of wild cherry and plum. The other grapes in the blend add considerably to the medium heft and texture of the wine. The Merlot and the Syrah contribute to the softness you taste on the close. I suggest drinking this wine young while that primary fruit is still freshest.

The Castello di Farnetella 2017 Poggio Granoni is mostly Sangiovese (70%) with smaller parts Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. The wine opens to pretty dark color with noticeable concentration that we commonly see in Tuscan wines from this hot and dry vintage. That extra richness and power appears on the bouquet with dark, plummy aromas backed by dried cherry and blackberry preserves. Background notes of potting soil and spicy tobacco also appear. Some 10,000 bottles were released.

The 2016 Poggio Granoni, a 70-10-10-10 blend of Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah, is a beautifully plump and ripe wine with generous red fruit, plum, blackberry and wild rose. The primary fruit is polished and beautifully intense, giving this wine a special sense of vitality and energy. It's hard to make out any one single variety used in the blend, although I did taste the acidity and freshness associated with Sangiovese and the succulent softness that you might expect of the Merlot. I'm picturing a pasta dish with lamb ragù for this one. Some 10,000 bottles were made.

This a beautiful wine with an evident mineral signature at the back. The 2013 Poggio Granoni is Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. Dark fruit and thick concentration are bound together by ethereal notes of crushed granite and balsam herb. If you like mineral-driven reds (as I do), this wine is for you. The finish is dry and almost dusty in texture. Poggio Granoni has dry tannins and is ready to drink now.

Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah grapes go into the 2009 Poggio Granoni. Vineyards are located some 550 meters above sea level where steep temperature shifts between day and night help to enhance the primary aromas of the grapes. This is a dark and thick wine with balanced extraction and evident power. The bouquet opens slowly to shows bold cherry fruit, spice, leather, tobacco and dried rose petal. Despite it many years of bottle aging, this wine feels and tastes much younger than it really is. It is showing a slow and steady evolution that should move it forward for the next decade.