2008 Tenuta San Guido Le Difese Toscana IGT (Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT)

I've already blown through 3 bottles of this in just a few weeks. It is an Italo-phile's dream. Second wine from Tenuta San Guido's Sassicaia. Same fruit sources, same wine-making method, but the fruit that didn't make it into Sassicaia. The result is a modestly priced Tuscan red that delivers in every category. Sweet fruit? Check. Drinkability? Check. Ageability? Check. Layered? Check. Classically funky? Check. If I tasted this blind, there's no way I would peg it as a $25 red. A wine to buy by the case and consume with Pizza, pasta, and Bistecca. Lovely.