The 2019 Montefalco Sagrantino Colle Grimaldesco is zesty and intense, with a burst of savory herbs and woodland berries complicated by crushed ashen stone and cedar shavings. This is a beast, silky upon entry yet with a dense wave of mineral-infused, tart blackberries that saturate as fine-grained tannins add youthful poise. It's structured and incredibly long, leaving a pleasantly bitter concentration and hints of sage that linger beneath an air of hauntingly dark inner florals and a tinge of licorice. - Eric Guido

A block of grippy tannins is enmeshed with this red's savory profile of tobacco, dried black cherry and raspberry fruit, cacao nib, loamy earth and wild scrub notes. Firm and chalky in texture, this powerful, full-bodied, tight version offers a bundle of flavor and structure today but is destined for some cellar time. Best after 2029.