This is a wine that I always like to have at home, for those evenings when you want to pour a glass of something you know is going to deliver, and works perfectly with food. It's an excellent vintage, softly spoken, raspberry, rose petals, incense, savoury smoked herbs, from four different Sangiovese clones, set across seven vineyard sites in Castellina in Chianti running from 220m to 570m altitude, 12 months in 225l and 500l oak barrels for ageing, followed by 45 days in cement tanks.

Beautifully smooth, powerful, intense, concentrated, with lift, bitter almond and liquorice, coffee bean, espresso, cherry pit, incense, confident and skilfully made. Fresh acidities on the close of play, great length and impact. Give this a few more years in bottle, or a long time in carafe before drinking. A serious wine from Lodovico Antinori, working with his daughter Sophia. Winemaker Helena Lindberg, consultant Michel Rolland.

Jewel-like ruby red, love the rustic, sappy tannins, and the savoury mouthwateringly juicy black fruits fruit, layered with orange peel, cocoa bean, underbrush, finessed, full of signature Tuscan charm transforming these Bordeaux varieties. Approachable, discreet, great length, unflashy, well made, great stuff from the team at Tenuta San Guido.

This tiny St Julien, in production since 2021, is worth getting on board with as soon as you can, because with only 800 magnums, sold entirely direct, it will pay to be an early adopter. Entirely Cabernet Sauvignon, expect soft floral aromatics, with cocoa bean and cassis fruits, and a leafy blackberry character through the mid palate that is classic in 2024, savoury with grippy tannins, bringing you to the heart of Left Bank Cabernet, with a twist of St Julien finesse. Harvested in one day on October 6, yield 50hl/h, 30% new oak barrels, with the rest in neutral oak. Sold 100% direct. Antoine Medeville consultant. Domaine Andre Leclerc is the newly-created entity that oversees Finegrave and Evoke, both estates owned by the Eliceche family, although here by Marie-Claude and Fidel's son Daniel. Not quite at the level of the fabulous 2023 but this is still a delicious wine.