This red packs a lot of cherry and plum fruit into a fleshy frame, featuring earth, iron and sanguine elements. Well-structured and integrated, with a lingering finish and a tangy, minerally aftertaste. Drink now through 2028. 2,500 cases imported.

The 2017 Chianti Classico Villa Nozzole is a fruity, open-knit wine that will drink well right out of the gate. Sweet tobacco, cedar, licorice, mint and dried flowers wrap around a core of dark cherry fruit in a tasty, entry-level Chianti Classico from Tenuta di Nozzole. This is a terrific value.