The Tenuta San Leonardo 2017 Villa Gresti is a blend of Merlot and Carmenère. This is a lovely wine that boasts bright intensity and dark fruit with pretty layers of blackberry, soft cherry and spice. This warm vintage is especially focused on plush primary fruit delivered over an elegant, mid-weight finish.

The 2016 Villa Gresti marries Merlot and Carmenère cultivated in the cool climate of Trentino. This is a richly layered red wine with dark fruit, black plum, rosemary, exotic spice and cardamom. The wine shows a certain amount of muscle and power, yet the final results are delicate and nuanced.

The Tenuta San Leonardo 2014 Villa Gresti marries Merlot and Carmenère in a wine that shows a mid-weight texture, bright freshness and accessible fruit. Villa Gresti occupies the mid-upper range in the estate portfolio. From a cool and humid vintage, it shows some greenness with subtle tones of olive or mountain herb at the back of sour cherry and plum. There is no mistaking the cool-climate, alpine personality of this tart red wine. Now, seven years from the harvest, it feels much younger than it really is. I might suggest more aging time to soften it out. Production is 15,000 bottles.

An informal blend of Merlot and Carmenère, the 2013 Villa Gresti strikes a very nice balance between fruit intensity, spice, ripe cherry and sweet tobacco. This is a mid-weight red that delivers softness and an easy-drinking style that is reinforced by a rich, fruit-driven finish.

The 2011 Villa Gresti (Merlot and Carmenère) is a potent and shapely wine with soft contours and bright fruit flavors. The wine's taste profile veers toward dark fruit and plum, with lingering tones of spice and tobacco at the back. This was a warm vintage and the round opulence of the fruit reminds you of that fact. Sour cherry and bitter almond give the mouthfeel a bright and sharp personality.