Renieri Supertuscan Blend Toscana IGT Invetro 2010

This Super Tuscan tasteshellip; well, super! The 50% Sangiovese gives the wine bright cherry fruit and vibrant acidity, while the remaining Cabernet and Merlot add rich black fruit and firm tannins. Notes of fig and raisin are prominent, giving a lush complexity to the wine. Excellent with braised meats, or anything out of the slow cooker.

The 2009 Invetro is an attractive, mid-weight wine laced with expressive dark fruit, spices, mocha, new leather and licorice. The length and overall sense of harmony compensate for the wineandrsquo;s slightly compact personality. The Invetro is a delicious wine at this level. Anticipated maturity: 2011andndash;2014.

Invetro (andldquo;in glassandrdquo;) sports an innovative glass stopper that locks in all of its bright berry nuances. The blend is Sangiovese (50%) with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, and a fruity core is wrapped in layers of tobacco and leather.

Closed with a pretty glass cork, Invetro (translated as ldquo;in glassrdquo; in Italian) offers fresh tones of wild berry and raspberry. This easy, lively red blend would match succulent meat or spicy pork.

The 2008 Invetro is a ridiculously delicious wine for the money. A blend of 50% Sangiovese, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot from vineyards in Montalcino. The Invetro flows from the glass with layers of dark red fruit, herbs, minerals and spices, all of which come together on a medium-bodied, focused frame of impeccable elegance. This is a very serious wine; in fact it needs at least another year in bottle. Needless to say, it is a screaming value. Anticipated maturity: 2011ndash;2016.

The 2009 Invetro is an attractive, mid-weight wine laced with expressive dark fruit, spices, mocha, new leather and licorice. The length and overall sense of harmony compensate for the winersquo;s slightly compact personality. The Invetro is a delicious wine at this level. Anticipated maturity: 2011ndash;2014.

The 2008 Rosso di Montalcino is a gorgeous wine laced with tons of Sangiovese character in its red cherries, dried flowers, licorice and mint. This mid-weight, feminine Rosso delivers notable quality for the money. The firm tannins and bright acidity are all Sangiovese but the delicacy of the fruit recalls Pinot Noir. This is a lovely effort from Renieri. Anticipated maturity: 2010ndash;2015.