The easy-drinking Tenuta Argentiera 2020 Bolgheri Rosso Poggio ai Ginepri reflects the hot vintage with black cherry, dried fruit, pie crust and raspberry tart. The tannins are sweet, and the wine presents a soft, fruit-forward personality. There is a hint of tannic structure at the back, but the mouthfeel is mostly velvety and plush.

The 2017 Bolgheri Rosso Poggio ai Ginepri comes from a dry and hot vintage. Thanks to the sea breezes that wash across the vineyards, there was no loss of acidity. This is an open and accessible wine without much heft. It offers light notes of black olive and black fruit. It was bottled at the end of August, and this is a great value.

This 40/30/20/10 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot has fine mineral notes and is on the salty side. Fruit is sourced from sites with sandy soils and younger vines. The fruit is beautifully fresh, direct and clean. The 2016 Bolgheri Rosso Poggio ai Ginepri offers fullness and generosity of dark red fruit. Some 200,000 bottles were made.

Soft and rich, with loads of ripe fruit flavors, this Cabernet Sauvignon-Syrah--Merlot blend offers a crisp dash of freshness that keeps the palate clean. It’s a balanced wine, with a sophisticated twist of spice and dark fruit on the close. ——M.L.(2/1/2012)—— 89

Poggio ai Ginepri (a luscious blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Merlot that is aged 50-50 in stainless steel and oak) shows fresh fruit characteristics of blackberry, cherry and plum. There are spice and tobacco notes but they are distant and well dosed. This is a great food wine to pair with any beef, veal or pork dish. ——M.L.(12/15/2010)—— 88