Attractive fresh-pineapple character, but without pineapple’s strident acidity. The delicate hint of smoke really adds something and the finish is super-harmonious, if a bit short. Drink now.

Appealing notes of star anise and lavender accent the flavors of crushed black cherry, Kalamata olive and date in this elegant, full-bodied red. Finely meshed, with supple tannins firming the mineral-tinged finish. Best from 2020 through 2028.

A rich note of sun-dried black cherry shines through in this finely knit, full-bodied red, layered with dense, satiny tannins and accents of dried fig, spice box, savory olive, smoke and loamy earth that echo on the chewy finish. Best from 2021 through 2030.

A rich and rather concentrated, maturing sagrantino with a lot of ripe plum and balsamic character, but also a seriously dry tannic structure and a rather abrupt, dry finish. Drink now.

The 2013 Montefalco Sagrantino Collepiano is a darkly endowed and extracted wine that shows similar pedigree to Caprai's top wines. Except this wine is a tad more affordable. It is also much more versatile, and I could imagine a wide range of meat parings, from roasts to stews. Aromas of dried blackberry, spice, tar and smoky flint appear on the nose...

Marco Caprai strikes again with yet another beautiful vintage of his top-shelf red. The 2013 Montefalco Sagrantino 25 Anni is a darkly saturated and thickly extracted wine with a full and generous style. The wine is redolent of dark fruit, tobacco and smoky barbecue. However, the real protagonist is spice: baking and Christmas spice, to be exact...

Plum, dark berry and baking-spice aromas slowly emerge on this full-bodied red. The taut spicy palate offers sour cherry, dried blackberry, ground clove and licorice set against a backbone of assertive but fine-grained tannins. It's still young and primary.

“A dense white with a lightly chewy texture and lots of dried apple and pear character. Full body. Flavorful and beautiful. Tangy acidity at the end.”

“Ripe plums, dried lavender, basil, tar, licorice and hot stones show here on the nose. Medium to full body, fresh acidity, round yet tight tannins and a fruity finish.”

“Aromas of dried flowers, light raspberries and hot stones. Medium body, fine tannins and a fresh and clean finish. Pretty citrus undertones.”