Wines

Subtle aromas of wild strawberries, dried citrus peel, pink peppercorns and dried flowers. Balanced and focused with medium body, creamy texture and vivid cherry-like freshness on the palate. Delicious and refreshing. Drink now.

Spicy and dusty fruit with dark plums, cherries and a hint of asphalt. Firm, juicy and medium-bodied on the palate with a hint of tobacco leaf and olives in a fluid, fruit-expressive finish. Cabernet sauvignon and alicante. Drink now.

Notes of peach pit, sliced apples, crushed almonds and acacia flowers. Medium-bodied, a little waxy and phenolic with tense acidity and a lingering, slightly tight finish. Has a mineral backbone. Drink now.

Bright, shimmering straw yellow. Nose initially of fresh asparagus, then on citrus, elderflower, of medium expression. The palate is fresh, on stone fruit, salty and racy, slightly phenolic on the finish.

Belguardo V is a benchmark white for the Maremma. Launched with the 2008 vintage, it began incorporating 20% of amphora-vinified fruit from the 2016 vintage onwards. Belguardo is owned by the Mazzei family, and president of the Maremma Toscana consorzio,

Subtle aromas of wild strawberries, dried citrus peel, pink peppercorns and dried flowers. Balanced and focused with medium body, creamy texture and vivid cherry-like freshness on the palate. Delicious and refreshing. Drink now.

Here's a terrific value from coastal Tuscany. The Belguardo Mazzei 2019 Maremma Toscana Rosso Riserva Tenuta Belguardo is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc with 70% of the wine aged in new French oak for 18 months. It finishes

Earthy and decadent with sweet berries, cream and fresh herbs. Medium-bodied with round, easy tannins and flavorful finish.

The Marchesi Mazzei, owners of the historic Chianti Classico estate of Castello di Fonterutoli, bought this 34ha tenuta in the 1990s. It's located on the stony alberese soils of the first line of hills which look south across the plain to the sea, in