Carpineto Carpineto Chianti Classico 2023 750ml

Aromas of sour cherries, button mushrooms and prickly pears lead to a medium-bodied, slightly earthy palate with medium tannins. Drink in 2026.

The sanguine, spicy nose scatters pepper and cumin over tart cherries and blackberries. The palate layers wild strawberries with damp earth beneath more spices and pepper, before concluding with sweet dark chocolate and espresso.

There are hints of resin and vanilla, along with sour cherry, almond, juniper and earth flavors. Sinewy tannins guard the decent finish. Sangiovese and Canaiolo. Drink now through 2032. 25,000 cases made, 12,000 cases imported.