The 2017 Chianti Classico is a gorgeous, inviting wine. Pliant fruit and soft contours give the 2017 so much immediacy and appeal. Silky tannins wrap around a core of dark red cherry while spice, new leather and sweet pipe tobacco infuse the 2017 with tremendous character. The 2017 is such a beautiful and inviting wine. It was fermented in concrete and aged in oak for 18 months. Wow!

Made with organically farmed Sangiovese, this opens with subtle aromas of black-skinned berry, scorched earth and cooking spice. The savory palate offers black cherry, clove and tobacco alongside fine-grained tannins. Drink through 2026.

The organic Le Cinciole 2017 Chianti Classico does a good job of maintaining the elegance and lean or polished appeal of Sangiovese despite this very hot and dry vintage. Many of the cooler and higher elevation vineyard sites in Greve in Chianti show good results in this vintage. This wine is glossy, subdued and mineral driven. It would make a good pairing partner to a Tuscan chestnut flour lasagne.