Donna Laura, Chianti Classico (Tuscany, Italy) 2019

 I love this style of Chianti Classico, which is lamentably difficult to find these days:  Light- to medium-bodied, not seeming juked up with Cabernet or Syrah, slightly leathery but not at all dirty, and freshened by acidity that will enable it to work well at the table with anything from grilled fish to pasta to roast chicken to lighter meat dishes.  Moreover, though this will complement many foods, it doesn’t need food to be enjoyed as a stand-alone sipper.  Italians don’t generally drink wine that way (at least not reds), but Americans surely do, and this is a delicious light red that gets many more things right than one could expect for fewer than twenty dollars.