Tasted from vat, the 2016 Cabernet Franc CiFRA is one of the best value wines you will find in this report. This is a brooding and thick expression of the hearty Cabernet Franc grape that is piled high with all kinds of Tuscan warmth and sunshine. The wine just oozes personality and power with inky dark fruit and thick extraction. CiFRA is made with organic and biodynamic fruit from the Tuscan Coast. Sweet plum and prune give momentum on the finish. - Monica Larner

Coming all from Cabernet Franc, the 2016 Cifra offers an incredibly pure, vibrant personality as well as medium body, nicely integrated acidity, and a terrific perfume of blueberries, currants, spring flowers, and underbrush. Again, it has remarkable purity of fruit, and is a rock star value to drink over the coming 7-8 years.