This is a terrific expression of Sangiovese that is attached to a very reasonable price tag. The 2014 Romagna Sangiovese Superiore Riserva Torre di Ceparano opens to delicate berry aromas with dried flowers, licorice, balsam herb and smoke. The wine is mid-weight in terms of texture, with bright acidity on the close. Torre di Ceparano was first produced in 1992, and fruit comes comes from alberello, or head-pruned vines. Only neutral oak is used. Some 30,000 bottles were made.

A sleeper of the vintage, the dense ruby-hued 2008 Sangiovese di Romagna Superiore Riserva “Torre di Ceparano” offers gorgeous notes of new saddle leather, tobacco leaf, licorice, black cherries, plums and spice. Medium-bodied, savory and expansive on the palate, this beauty can be enjoyed over the next several years. Importer: Europvin (Christopher Cannan) Bordeaux, France; tel. 011 33 5 57 87 43 21; fax 011 33 5 57 87 43 22

This Sangiovese Superiore from the Emilia-Romagna region of Central Italy offers sophisticated aromas of sweet spice, cinnamon and loads of cherry fruit. The wine is dense, rich and very succulent with rich fruit flavors and polished tannins.——M.L.(9/1/2009)—— 88