The 1986 San Leonardo offers many pleasant surprises. This is not a wine that should be underestimated and indeed it showed the best results of these first five vintages despite the challenging growing conditions. The year saw lots of rain in the spring and a dry summer that led to a late harvest. The vintage was characterized by sharp diurnal shifts immediately before the harvest and this has inevitably assured the wine's longevity. The aromatic intensity is remarkable with pristine tones of dried cherry and cassis. The wine also shows more extract and fullness in the mouth. It winds down with crushed mineral, ash, cured meat and spice.