The 2015 Bolgheri Superiore Grattamacco is big, bold and absolutely stunning. This blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 15% Sangiovese is dark and luscious, with overlapping melodies of tobacco, spice, dark fruit and grilled herb. There is so much depth and power. This vintage is a gem for your cellar, and the wine should award a long aging trajectory for those who have the patience to wait. Some 50,000 bottles were made.

Luscious savoury notes that owe a lot to the Bordelais ideal – tobacco, cedar, liquorice, fennel. Excellent fruit power and purity. Long, stately persistence framed by tightly woven tannins – this is one of the best examples from this estate that I can remember. (RH)

Mostly Cabernet Sauvignon, with Merlot and Sangiovese. Fermentation in a 750-litre, conical oak vat, with ambient yeast and manual punchdowns. 21 months in 50% new, 50% second-fill Taransaud barriques. Mid-deep black-ruby. Dark chocolate, vanilla and clove spice oak. Ripe cassis and black cherry can be coaxed from beneath. Juicy acidity, then quite grainy tannins – notably more coarsely textured than the 2016. Some warmth of alcohol and baked character too. (TJ)