Some notes on the wines of Sette Ponti:

2006 Sette Ponti Crognolo – excellent nose with hints of cocoa, tasty
entry with medium soft tannins, smooth and drinking well now. A medium
term wine that may improve a bit and should hold well. 90%
sangiovese, 10% merlot

2006 Sette Ponti Oreno – their upmarket IGT with 40% merlot, 40% cab
and 20% sangiovese. Sweeter nose, significant tannins a tad on the
hard side, a vin de garde that needs 8-10 years. Very good
international style – it would take you awhile to identify this as
Italian tasting blind as the sangiovese doesn’t influence the wine
that much.

2006 Poggio al Lupo – another IGT with 70% cab, 20% Alicante and 10%
Petit Verdot (not much of this grown in Italy, I’d think). Medium
colour, brighter fruit in the nose melded with vanilla from the oak,
middle weight with good balance and very good length. Very nice now
and will have a reasonably long life.

2006 Feudo Maccari Saia IGT – this is made from Nero d’Avola and comes
across as a little on the rustic side, with a warm nose you’d expect
from a hot country (Sicily) that later offered some black cherry
aromas, full and warm in the mouth, slightly sweet and still a bit
tight. I like a bit more age before drinking these wines, but I
rather like them. Wouldn’t appeal to the Burgundy fans…

2006 Feudo Maccari Maharis IGT – 33% nero d’avola, 33%cab, 33% syrah.
First time I have tasted this and I found the blend to be most
agreeable. Nice nose with spice and nutmeg along with a hint of black
pepper, long and smooth in the mouth with a little anise at the end,
and only moderate tannins. This had great appeal and should suit the
Rhone guys as well as many others.