The 2009 Biserno (Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot) is humming with energy and bold fruit flavors of blackberry, chocolate-covered cherry, rum cake, exotic spice, moist pipe tobacco, salvia and dried garden herb. It shows enormous balance and a profound, opulent mouthfeel. The finish is long and extra smooth. Give this beautiful Tuscan blend a few more years in the bottle. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2030. - Monica Larner

This beautiful blend of Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon opens with bold intensity and personality. Yes, this is a plush and modern wine, but it is also unforgettably delicious. Bright cherry and blackberry are backed by chocolate, spice, leather and pipe tobacco.

Elegant and aromatic, offering cherry, black currant, violet, cedar and tobacco aromas and flavors. Balanced, this lingers with fruit and spice on the finish. Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2018. 1,660 cases made. –BS