Penfolds, Bin 798 RWT Shiraz other_regions_italy the 2016 Chianti Classico Gran

the 2016 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is magnificent

There's more austerity to this wine than in most vintages

Gaja is one of the very few growers who got it right

Tasting Viña El Pisón 1998 twenty years on is a firm reminder that far too many wines are drunk too young

Still a note of purple

Penfolds, Bin 798 RWT Shiraz other_regions_italy the 2016 Chianti Classico GranMedium to deep garnet brick in color, the 2007 RWT Shiraz has aromas of dried berries and leather, cassis, earth and meat with hints of eucalyptus and dried herbs. A little hard on the tannins, it is savory in the mouth and is drinking now.