2005 Saggi Cellars Red Wine, Columbia Valley, USA 750ml

This is the second vintage for Saggi, the newest Long Shadows collaboration, this one with Tuscany's Ambrogio and Giovanni Folonari. The blend is again in the super Tuscan mold—45% Sangiovese, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Syrah. Smooth, chocolaty and ripe, the wine is loaded with purple fruits, the flavors elegant and refined, bringing a lovely mix of fruit, barrel, spice and leaf together seamlessly.