Sangiovese
Sangiovese
Gilbert Family Wines 2021 Pétillant-Naturel Rosé
Australian Sparkling
Cloudy and bright pink, with a fine bead, this Sangiovese pét-nat brings watermelon, strawberry leaf, pear, sour cherry and chalky mineral notes. It is dry, fruit-driven and refreshing, with a chalky texture and vibrant, lively sparkle. The grapes come from Mudgee in New South Wales, and the finished wine is bottled at twelve percent alcohol.
Collestefano 2018 Rosa di Elena Marche Rosato
Italian Rosé
The colour resembles raspberry juice, and fresh red-berry aromas are present. The palate is mellow and vinous, with the crispness of a white wine and closing notes of geranium, red apple and aniseed. Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon make up ninety percent of the blend, with other grapes forming the remainder. The fruit was hand harvested, softly pressed and macerated for six hours. Four months on lees took place in stainless steel. The vineyards were farmed organically.
Mazzei 2016 Ser Lapo Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG
Italian Red
Fresh cherry and savoury dried herbs lead the profile. A silky palate carries leather, cedar, spice and smoky dark fruit. The blend is ninety percent Sangiovese and ten percent Merlot. Fruit was harvested by hand from vines between fifteen and thirty years old, then the wine spent twelve months in small French-oak barrels, half of them new.
Manvi 2022 Myra Rosso di Montepulciano DOC
Italian Red
Wild berries and cherries meet delicate floral notes in a fresh, balanced profile. The blend is led by Sangiovese with a small portion of Merlot, bringing richness and complexity without leaving the fruit behind. Twelve months in stainless-steel containers are followed by at least six months in bottle. It suits pasta, grilled chicken and medium-aged cheeses.
Tua Rita 2022 Rosso dei Notri Toscana IGT
Italian Red
Blackberry, plum and ripe black cherry meet cocoa, liquorice and sweet spice. The palate is smooth, with silky tannins and bracing acidity carrying structural balance through the finish. Fresh sage, flowers, raspberry, earth and iron add detail, while chalky tannins close the profile. The blend brings together Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah from younger Tuscan vineyard selections.
Il Palazzo 2020 Chianti Riserva
Italian Red
Ruby-purple colour accompanies red and black fruit, including currant, cassis, sour cherry and black-cherry syrup. Peach skin appears with rhubarb root, cinchona and liquorice. The profile includes delicate tannins, freshness and balance. The blend combines ninety percent Sangiovese with five percent Canaiolo and five percent Colorino. Fermentation takes place at controlled temperature; maturation uses stainless steel and large oak.
Castell’In Villa 2022 Gazzarina Toscana
Italian Red
This pure Sangiovese red is slender and tonic, with youthful fruit and freshness. The grapes receive a short maceration to preserve their lively character, and the wine can be served lightly chilled at thirteen to fourteen degrees. It comes from Tuscany under the Toscana IGT designation, contains 13.5 percent alcohol, and is bottled as a still red wine.
Trerè 2022 Amarcord d’un Ross Romagna Sangiovese Superiore Riserva
Italian Red
Tart and ripe red fruit meet black fruit, thyme and rosemary, with vibrant acidity and a crunchy texture. The blend combines 85 percent Sangiovese with 15 percent Cabernet Sauvignon. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel before maturation in French oak. The vines average about twenty years old, and selected fruit is harvested by hand in early October.
Fattoria Selvapiana 2019 Chianti Rufina
Italian Red
Crushed cherry and red currant appear with red flowers, orange rind and crushed stone. Tart acidity accompanies fine, long, dry tannins and a lighter-bodied profile; a bitter-edged saline finish follows. Sangiovese is joined by small amounts of Canaiolo, Colorino and Malvasia Nera. Native-yeast fermentation and maceration last twenty-five days in stainless steel, followed by twelve months in large French casks.
Lornano 2021 Chianti Classico
Italian Red
Tangerine peel and citrus blossom accompany cherry, strawberry, graphite, pencil shavings and pepper. Cherry returns on the palate with peppery earthiness, warming acidity and firm, taut tannins. The wine is made from Sangiovese. Temperature-controlled fermentation takes place in stainless steel with fifteen to eighteen days on skins, followed by malolactic fermentation in French oak and twelve months of oak maturation.
Antonelli 2022 Montefalco Rosso
Italian Red
Ruby red in colour, with cherry and wild-berry aromas. The palate is dry, balanced and well structured, with freshness from Sangiovese. The varieties are vinified separately, spending about two to three weeks on the skins before blending. Maturation lasts at least nine months in large oak casks, followed by static clarification in concrete tanks. The blend contains Sangiovese, Montepulciano and a local black grape.
Guado al Melo 2023 Bacco in Toscana Rosso
Italian Red
Fruity and spicy aromas accompany freshness and balance. The blend combines Sangiovese and Syrah. The vines grow in deep alluvial soils of sand, sandy clay and variable pebbles, under a Mediterranean climate moderated by Tyrrhenian winds. Each homogeneous micro-parcel is harvested and worked separately. Ageing includes about three months on fine lees in used wood, one month in steel and about four months in bottle.
Capezzana 2007 Villa di Capezzana Carmignano
Italian Red
Cherries and savoury red liquorice meet black plum, spice and tobacco. The palate is rich and warm, with a long, intense finish. The blend is eighty percent Sangiovese and twenty percent Cabernet Sauvignon. Fruit comes from a west- and southwest-facing site with clay and schist over limestone. The estate covers 104 hectares and belongs to the Contini Bonacossi family.
La Massa 2012 Toscana IGT
Italian Red
Sangiovese makes up sixty percent of the blend, with twenty percent Cabernet Sauvignon; the remaining twenty percent combines Merlot and Alicante Bouschet. Fermentation is spontaneous, with punchdowns, pumping through peristaltic pumps and temperature control. The wines mature in French oak barrels, twenty percent new. Grapes were harvested from mid-September through the first half of October, and bottling took place in May.
Scopone 2021 Rimani Toscana Rosso IGT
Italian Red
Dark ruby colour accompanies blackberry, cherry, plum, blackcurrant, cocoa, coffee, roasted spice and subtle vanilla. The palate is smooth, round and enveloping, with firm polished tannins and a long savoury finish. Cabernet Sauvignon accounts for half of the blend, Sangiovese for twenty percent, while Merlot and Syrah together make up the remaining thirty percent. Alcohol is 14.5 percent.
Rocca di Montegrossi 2023 Toscana Rosato IGT
Italian Rosé
Bright pink-red colour with shimmering reflections accompanies wild strawberry, tangerine peel, honey, citrus and raspberry. The palate is balanced and clear, with lively acidity, intense fruit and a fine citrus finish. Sangiovese provides the full composition. After forty to fifty minutes of skin contact, the juice ferments for about one month in temperature-controlled stainless steel and spends three to four months on the lees.
Poggio Torselli 2020 Chianti Classico DOCG
Italian Red
Morello cherry, blackberry, cherry, undergrowth, sweet spice, vanilla and tea leaf appear in this Sangiovese. The palate is warm, long and mouth-filling, with soft tannins and freshness. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts and about twenty days of skin maceration. The wine then matures for at least twelve months in 1,500-litre Slavonian oak barrels.
Castello Di Bolgheri 2022 Flocco Toscana IGT
Italian Red
Fresh red and blue fruit appears with a savoury undertone. The texture is silky, with moderate tannins and a touch of dryness. Sangiovese makes up eighty percent of the blend, with ten percent each Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Fermentation lasts fourteen to eighteen days in concrete tanks. The wine then spends twelve months in 500-litre barrels.
Manvi 2020 Arya Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
Italian Red
The colour is bright, intense ruby, while the aroma is restrained. The palate is full-bodied, with hearty tannins and fruit that is very well integrated. Earthy tones are present, and the finish is creamy. This organically produced Sangiovese comes from Tuscany in Italy and contains fourteen percent alcohol. A cork is used for the closure.
Le Coste 2016 Rosso Lazio
Italian Red
Mostly Grechetto Rosso, a local Sangiovese clone, is joined by small amounts of Ciliegiolo, Colorino, Canaiolo and Vaiano. The grapes come from biodynamically cultivated volcanic soils in Lazio. Hand harvesting is followed by destemming, ten days on the skins and fermentation with indigenous yeasts in barrels. The wine then ages for one year in old Slavonian oak before bottling without filtration, fining or added sulphites.
Pacina 2019 Donesco Toscana Rosso
Italian Red
Made entirely from Sangiovese, this dry red comes from younger vines at the Pacina estate in Tuscany. Fermentation and malolactic fermentation take place in concrete, and ageing lasts approximately twenty-four months in concrete and stainless-steel tanks. The wine is neither fined nor filtered, and selected yeasts are not added. Total sulphur is ten milligrams per litre. The vineyard work is organic, and the finished wine contains 14.5 percent alcohol.
Castellare di Castellina 2020 Chianti Classico
Italian Red
Ruby red in colour, the wine presents red fruit, liquorice and subtle vanilla aromas. Its fruity structure is soft and long, with a refreshing, mineral finish. The blend contains ninety percent Sangiovese and ten percent Canaiolo. Vinification takes place in vats with alcoholic and malolactic fermentation, followed by seven months in French oak and a further seven months in bottle.
Fattoria San Giusto a Rentennano 2018 Chianti Classico
Italian Red
Bright red cherry, red plum, mint, cedar, tobacco, game, liquorice and rose petal shape a mid-weight profile. Acidity is bright, and the wine is fresh and concentrated. The blend is ninety-five percent Sangiovese and five percent Canaiolo. Oak ageing lasts eleven months, while analysis records 14.5 percent alcohol, less than one gram per litre of sugar and 5.35 grams per litre of acidity.
San Polo 2022 Rosso di Montalcino
Italian Red
Morello cherry, blackberry, black cherry, vanilla and small fresh-fruit notes are present. The wine is bright ruby red. The palate is warm and soft, with medium structure, balanced tannins, freshness and aromatic persistence. Sangiovese is harvested by hand from the Rossa and d’Oriente vineyards. Fermentation in concrete lasts fourteen to sixteen days. The wine spends twelve months in lightly toasted large barrels.
Le Coste 2023 Litrozzo Rosso 1 L
Italian Red
The blend includes Sangiovese and Merlot. Fermentation is spontaneous with native yeasts after destemming, and the wine undergoes eight days in concrete before malolactic fermentation without skins. It is bottled without fining or stabilization. Cherry and orange accompany a fresh, fruity profile. The fruit comes from Bomarzo and Montefiascone, and the release is classified as natural, organic and vegan.
Montevertine 2014 Pian del Ciampolo Toscana IGT
Italian Red
Red fruit, strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, cassis, plum and floral notes define the profile. Sangiovese forms the blend with small amounts of Canaiolo and Colorino. The parcel covers 1.5 hectares and has an east-northeast exposure, producing a long growing season and complete grape maturation. The wine matures for eighteen months in large barrels and contains thirteen percent alcohol.
Stolpman Vineyards 2019 So Fresh Love You Bunches Sangiovese
American Red
Cherry sour candy and tart berry appear with crunchy red fruit and zippy tannins. The wine is darker and more giving than the preceding vintage, with high acidity and 12.8 percent alcohol. Organically farmed Sangiovese from Ballard Canyon undergoes carbonic maceration. Raspberry, crushed stone and freshness are also present in the profile, together with light herbs.
Castello di Ama 2021 Ama Chianti Classico DOCG
Italian Red
Bright ruby colour accompanies violet, redcurrant, cherry and strawberry. The palate has fruit, polished tannins and fresh acidity. The blend is ninety-six percent Sangiovese and four percent Merlot. Each variety ferments separately with ambient yeasts in temperature-controlled stainless steel. Manual pumpovers and twenty-five days of cuvaison are used for both grapes. Malolactic fermentation takes place in steel before blending and ageing in second-passage fine-grained oak barrels. The estate holds Equalitas certification for sustainable viticulture.
Piaggia 2015 Il Sasso Carmignano DOCG
Italian Red
Black cherry, plum, lavender, spice, tobacco and dried herbs appear with cinnamon and allspice. Dark fruit accompanies a soft, yielding finish and textural richness. Sangiovese is blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The fruit comes from the estate's S. Cristina a Mezzana vineyard, and the wine contains fourteen and a half percent alcohol. The colour is red.
I Mandorli 2013 Vigna alla Sughera Toscana IGT
Italian Red
Transparent red colour accompanies a slender Sangiovese profile with delicate fruit and a soft finish. The Vigna alla Sughera parcel faces northeast on a medium slope at Belvedere di Suvereto and has clay-silt soil. Its two component parcels are vinified separately. Maturation comprises eight months in large wood, eight months in cement and twelve months in bottle, while vineyard work follows biodynamic practice.