This is a very attractive, rather elegant Chianti, polished and even on the palate. It offers notes of cherries, raspberries, orange peel, cured meat and toasted almonds. Medium- to full-bodied with very fine, juicy, polished tannins. Drink or hold.

Here is another new sample from San Felice. The 2021 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione La Pieve is a concentrated expression of Sangiovese with more evident oak tones of spice and sweet smoke. This pretty Tuscan red offers a big sense of fruit weight and overall richness compared to the estate's Chianti Classico Borgo. That added intensity gives this wine the latitude to pair with grilled meat. The wine closes with sweetness that comes from both the oak and the ripeness of the fruit. This vintage delivers noteworthy balance and elegance.

A focused red, full of intense flavors of cherry, raspberry, pomegranate, iron and wild herbs, this is also fluid, adding light touches of new oak and ending with a salty finish. Best from 2026 through 2040. 1,200 cases made.

The 2021 Gran Selezione La Pieve is a new wine in this range that takes the place of the II Grigio Gran Selezione. It shows good energy and verve but is also still coming together in bottle. Pomegranate, blood orange, spice and rose petal open with a bit of coaxing. Clean mineral undertones extend the finish. All this needs is time to cohere more fully. There's plenty of potential.