Sour cherries, dark plum, ripe red currants. 

A wonderful 'anytime' wine; it's knock-about and unfussy. It's not so big and robust that you can't have it on it's own, but it's certainly not wussy, either. Will sit happily next to you while you prod and poke at a few snags on the BBQ one late afternoon. It's intriguing and multi-dimensional, but at the same time as unfussy and as broadly appealing as a wine can be. 

Classic Sangiovese acid; bright and piercing, but dragging ripe red fruit along with it. Liquorice, earth, dusty raspberries. Whiff of tobacco and cedar.

The absolute perfect wine to drag out of the cellar when the neighbours drop in unannounced (if you like your neighbours, that is), and worth having a few on hand or just such an occasion.