Pasiteo Vino Nobile offers ripe, jammy fruit aromas of cherry and blackberry with background tones of leather and cigar box. In the mouth, sour cherry flavors come forward with more clarity. ——M.L.(4/1/2011)—— 88

Here’s an austere and sophisticated wine with smoky overtones and nicely aged tones of dried berries and exotic spice. The wine tastes full and generous on the palate and benefits from tight, slightly textured tannins that make it appropriate for most meat dishes. ——M.L.(3/1/2010)—— 89