Michele Satta Cavaliere Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy

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The 2019 Cavaliere is a pure expression of Sangiovese that raises the Bolgheri banner high but does not quite live up to the complexity or depth of other expressions of the same grape from further inland in central Italy. This wine shows baked cherry and even a hint of sun-dried tomato with scorched earth and easy spice. The mouthfeel is simple and bright with complexity and some mild tea bag-like bitter flavors on the close. It is fermented in large oak casks and ages in cement for 18 months. Some 6,500 bottles were made.

The 2017 Cavaliere is a pure expression of Sangiovese from the Tuscan Coast. It is born in an area not often associated with this native Tuscan grape, and this wine has always enjoyed a high profile as a result. The Cavaliere opens to a dark and rich appearance that gives it an almost full-bodied appeal. The bouquet is worth an extra sniff, as it doesn't show the classic aromas you might associate with Sangiovese, especially if your expectations are calibrated to Brunello or Chianti Classico. This is a warm-climate (and hot-vintage) expression with black fruit, prune and scorched earth. The aromas are enhanced by a very bright note that reminds me of candied mint or spearmint. The wine ends on an astringent note, with dry oak tannins or perhaps fruit tannins from very concentrated fruit.

Michele Satta remains committed to the Sangiovese grape and may be the only producer in the Bolgheri appellation to produce a 100% expression of the mighty Tuscan grape. The 2016 Cavaliere pours from the bottle with a medium-dark appearance. The bouquet offers tertiary tones of leather and smoked bresaola followed by potting soil or tilled earth. This hot-climate expression shows a dark and savory side of Sangiovese. Only 6,000 bottles were made.

There is a precision and sharpness to the 2015 Cavaliere that I don't think we've seen from this estate in the past. It's light garnet in color, with notes of violets and red berry fruit, some minerality in there, and then dusty tannins on the close. There is some real sharpness to this monovarietal Sangiovese from the Tuscan Coast.

This is one of the only pure expressions of Sangiovese you will find along this stretch of the Tuscan Coast. It is also one of the best. The 2013 Cavaliere shows that telltale garnet color with dark amber highlights that is so characteristic of the grape variety. The bouquet is delicate and ethereal with cassis, wild berry and pretty balsam or herbal qualities. It is light in consistency and silky in texture. I have assigned a shorter drinking window, although my experience with past vintages of Cavaliere have shown that you could probably hold the bottle longer than that. It drinks nicely now, so why wait?