2007 Le Scuderie Del Cielo Colline Pescaresi

These are solidly made wines that eschew toasty new oak and vanilla, and that require patience and a willingness on the part of the taster to accept a rustic touch here and there. Fairly priced and easygoing, they are flexible food wines, though those looking for chocolate and coffee aromas and flavors and voluptuous creamy tannins risk disappointment. The estate also makes a very good extra virgin olive oil. Other wines tasted: 2006 Per Lei Sauvignon Colline Pescaresi, 2007 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Cerasuolo. (A Marc de Grazia Selection; importers include De Grazia Import, Winston-Salem, NC; Michael Skurnik Wines, Syosset, NY; Estate Wines Ltd., San Rafael, CA; and Robert Houde Wines, Bensenville, IL)