The 2001 Papa Pepu is ambitious, a Sangiovese-Cabernet blend dark in color with much sweet berry fruit, light vanilla and cloves on the nose, significant density and structure on the palate, and pleasurable notes of herbs and cedar on the close. Drink: 2005-2014. No known American importer.

The 2000 Papa Pepu is an ambitious effort. A deep, blackish ruby, its warm and sweet aromas of black berry fruit, plums, and Mediterranean herbs is matched by a full, round palate with plenty of spicy coconut and chocolate from the oak, and an attractive complexity from the cassis, blackberries, and herbs. Drink: 2004-2010.Roberto Bellini, the founder of Pieve di Santa Restituta, has now embarked on a new project after selling it to Angelo Gaja. The 1998 Brunello di Montalcino, which just missed the cut-off, was made from very young vines; this wine, a Sangiovese/Cabernet, indicates that the vineyard is proceeding nicely.Importer: Dufour & Co. Ltd., Boston, MA; tel. (617) 734-6488