Rubiolo Chianti Classico Sangiovese

Really fine annata. Very interesting nose shows fresh and macerated cherry, tomato leaf, powdered rock dust, and a wee bit of spice. Nice intensity in the mouth, with a big whack of dense, pure cherry and rock dust minerality, turning savory in the long finish, which has very nice acidity and a slight and pleasant bitter component in the tail end. Drinking wonderfully now, I think it will improve over the next year and hold for at least a couple more after that.

$45 for the bottle at Portland restaurant