Sangiovese
Sangiovese
Podere Forte 2018 Petruccino Orcia DOC
Italian Red
Bright, deep ruby colour accompanies strawberry, red berries, fine wood, white chocolate and peppery spice. The Sangiovese is juicy, mineral and saline, with tension. The six-hectare site lies at 430 metres and faces west and southwest. Calcareous schist sits beneath thirty to forty centimetres of clay. Aromatic herbs and fresh notes are present, with a balsamic finish.
Le Chiuse 2020 Brunello di Montalcino
Italian Red
Forest berry, rose, new leather, Mediterranean herb, red cherry, raspberry, citrus, white pepper and anise appear with refined tannins, fresh acidity and energy. This Sangiovese comes from three north-facing vineyards. Fermentation and maceration lasted twenty-two days in temperature-controlled tanks. The wine then spent thirty-six months in Slavonian oak and was reassembled in large concrete tanks before bottling.
Castello Banfi 1997 Brunello di Montalcino
Italian Red
Deep red colour with a garnet hue accompanies plum jam, tobacco and liquorice. The profile is powerful yet soft, full and harmonious, with sweet tannins and a persistent finish. This Sangiovese fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel. Maturation lasted two years, split equally between Slavonian oak casks and French oak barriques. The wine contains thirteen percent alcohol.
Lisini 1997 Brunello di Montalcino
Italian Red
Dark garnet colour accompanies plum and cherry fruit, goudron, tobacco, violet, vanilla, fresh porcini, raisin, anise, white pepper, mint and liquorice. The profile has a full body, velvety texture, gauzy tannins and a long finish. This Sangiovese comes from Montalcino. The estate's production method for this wine includes thirty-six months in large Slavonian oak casks.
Paolo Bea 2016 San Valentino Umbria Rosso IGT
Italian Red
Ripe cherry, blackberry, exotic spice, wild underbrush, old leather, woody notes and dried rocky earth appear in a dry, medium-tannic red. Sangiovese is joined by Montepulciano and Sagrantino. The wine spent twelve months in stainless steel, twenty-four months in large wooden barrels and a further year in bottle. Its vineyards were farmed without herbicides, fertilizers or chemical treatments.
Castello Romitorio 2019 Brunello di Montalcino
Italian Red
Dark, bright ruby colour accompanies ripe cherry, milk chocolate and smoky notes, together with toasted almonds and mint. The palate is lively, with precise acidity and fresh, taut, juicy fruit. Fine-grained tannins have grip. The persistent, balanced finish includes iron tones. This red Sangiovese comes from Brunello di Montalcino in Tuscany and carries 14.5 percent alcohol.
Tassi 2016 Brunello di Montalcino
Italian Red
Candied cherry accompanies potting soil, blue flowers, toasted nuts and balsamic herbs. Leather, violet and espresso are also present. The dense palate recalls prune, liquorice and coconut alongside dusty tannins. Red-fruit tones and ruby fruit appear with acidic freshness and natural structure. The wine is made from Sangiovese and comes from Brunello di Montalcino in Tuscany.
Castagna 2018 La Chiave Sangiovese Beechworth
Australian Red
Medium-deep red-purple colour accompanies a smoky, spicy and nutty profile with smoked charcuterie. The palate is finely structured and penetrating, with fine, discreet tannins that add grip. Red berries, anise, fennel, salumi, cedar and white pepper also appear with fresh acidity. The wine is Sangiovese from Beechworth and is classified as biodynamic, vegan-friendly and sustainably made.
Bacio Divino 2000 Napa Valley Proprietary Red
American Red
Inky ruby-purple colour accompanies charcoal, toasted oak, espresso and blackcurrant. The proprietary red blend is dense, rich and full-bodied, with ripe tannins, low acidity and a plump, layered, concentrated profile. Cabernet Sauvignon accounts for sixty-five percent, Sangiovese twenty-four percent and Petite Sirah eleven percent. A sweet character is also present. The wine comes from Napa Valley, California.
Collemattoni 2019 Albori Brunello di Montalcino
Italian Red
Made from Sangiovese selected from the estate's highest parcels, this red comes from Montalcino in Tuscany. Pure, mature fruit appears with a broad and clear aromatic profile. The taste is balanced between alcohol and tannins, with dynamic, fine and defined character and a fresh, savoury close. The fruit includes grapes from a high vineyard near Passo del Lume Spento. Alcohol is listed at 15.5 percent.
Castiglion del Bosco 2016 Brunello di Montalcino
Italian Red
Complex and rich, the Sangiovese shows small red fruit with thyme and bay leaf. Plum appears alongside finesse and elegance. The finish has an acidic note, while balance and persistence are also present. The vintage brought ripe tannins, rich colour and good acidity. A mild winter and spring were followed by a cool, mild summer, and harvest concluded around the middle of October.
Nardi 2006 Brunello di Montalcino
Italian Red
Bright full red colour appears with plum, currant, sour cherry, dried flowers, nuts and a suggestion of white fruit. The Sangiovese is silky on the palate, with intensity and subtle sweetness. Its shape is spherical and mouth-coating. The finish is chewy and saline, while the tannins are in harmony with the fruit. This Brunello comes from Tuscany.
Querciabella 2009 Chianti Classico 3 L
Italian Red
Dark cherry, violets and berries appear on the nose and palate. The finish is fresh. The blend is ninety-five percent Sangiovese and five percent Cabernet Sauvignon. Cool spring temperatures and abundant rainfall accompanied the vintage, and alcohol and acidity are balanced. The wine is made from biodynamic grapes, comes from Chianti Classico in Tuscany and is listed at thirteen-and-a-half percent alcohol.
Castiglion del Bosco 2012 Brunello di Montalcino
Italian Red
Ruby red shows garnet flecks. The Sangiovese has complexity, structure and a mouthfilling palate. Cherry appears with iron, earth, tar and tobacco. Forest berry, underbrush, wild mushroom, lavender, liquorice, balsamic herbs, cola and grilled rosemary are also present. Linear tannins accompany fresh fruit, while the finish is persistent. The wine comes from Montalcino in Tuscany.
Montevertine 2011 Le Pergole Torte Toscana IGT
Italian Red
Sangiovese comes from historic vineyards planted between the late 1960s and late 1990s. Medium-dense ruby colour accompanies raspberry, sour cherry, strawberry, fennel and aniseed. The tannins are polished and fine-meshed, with juicy ripe raspberry and plum and a long finish. Fermentation takes place in concrete, followed by twelve months in Allier barriques and twelve months in Slavonian oak casks.
Salicutti 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Sorgente
Italian Red
Sangiovese grows in a high vineyard with heavier clay and a gentle southwest incline. Red cherry, molasses, herbs and candied violet accompany freshness, elegant acidity and concentrated fruit. Peony, red-currant blossom, red plum and watermelon are also present. The tannins are suede-like, and the finish is long and complex. The organically grown fruit undergoes extended skin maceration.
Tenuta Luce 2021 Luce Toscana IGT
Italian Red
Intense ruby-red colour accompanies dark fruit, wild blackberry and mulberry, with sweet violet, blossoms and mixed spice. The palate is broad, with silk-smooth tannins, balance and a long spice-infused finish. Merlot and Sangiovese form the blend. Fermentation takes place in concrete for twelve days, with twenty-two days of skin maceration. Ageing lasts twenty-four months in eighty percent new and twenty percent once-used barriques.
Poggio Antico 1997 Brunello di Montalcino
Italian Red
The wine is made from Sangiovese. Plum, berry and cherry aromas are present with a full-bodied palate. Ripe fruit, refined tannins and a long, caressing finish appear in the profile. Dark ruby colour has a garnet core. Clove, juniper berry, white pepper, iris and cedar accompany blackberry, sweet tobacco and liquorice. Dense texture, crispness and firm tannins are also present.
Nittardi 2009 Riserva Selezionata Chianti Classico 1.5 L
Italian Red
Sangiovese and Merlot form a 95/5 blend from the single south-facing Vigna Alta hill at 500 metres. Fermentation lasts fifteen days in stainless steel at twenty-eight to thirty degrees. The wine spends twenty-four months in French oak barriques and six months in bottle. Warm ripe-fruit aromas and freshness are present. This Riserva was produced only in a year selected for its quality.
Borgo Salcetino 2011 Lucarello Chianti Classico Riserva 1.5 L
Italian Red
Sangiovese and Canaiolo form a 90/10 blend. The grapes ferment and the wine ages in oak for up to three years from harvest. Deep ruby-garnet colour accompanies perfumed red-fruit aromas. Berry and cherry flavours are structured and balanced, with spice and cedar present on the palate. The wine is sweet, soft and supple, and has a very long finish.
Tenute Silvio Nardi 2016 Brunello di Montalcino
Italian Red
Sangiovese from Casale del Bosco and Manachiara is blended from twenty separate vinifications. Grapes are hand harvested, then fermentation and maceration last twenty-eight days below twenty-eight degrees. Maturation lasts twenty-four months in large Slavonian oak, followed by eighteen months in bottle. The wine shows dark colour saturation, with dark fruit, plum, soft potting soil and grilled herb, alongside freshness and a tannic backbone.
Ridolfi 2018 Brunello di Montalcino
Italian Red
Hand-harvested Sangiovese comes from the north-eastern side of Montalcino at 300 metres, where the soils contain clay, marine fossils and alberese. Fermentation uses indigenous yeasts, and skin maceration lasts forty-three days. The wine spends thirty-six months in large Slavonian oak and at least twelve months in bottle. Dark berries, cherries, violet, sweet spices and balsamic notes accompany an elegant, rich profile with salty tannins and long persistence.
Jurij Fiore & Figlia 2021 PuntodiVista Lamole Chianti Classico
Italian Red
Fifty-year-old Sangiovese grows at a density of ten thousand bush-trained vines per hectare and is co-fermented with a small share of local varieties. Eucalyptus, sandalwood, white pepper and cinnamon are present. Broad, grainy tannins accompany a juicy blood-orange note. The wine is powerful, sinewy and midweight, and comes from the Chianti Classico area of Lamole.
Riecine 2021 Chianti Classico
Italian Red
Pale purple colour accompanies red and purple florals, red cherry, plum, raspberry, pomegranate, orange peel, herbs, liquorice and sweet spice. The palate is agile and lightly textured, with complex minerality, powdery tannins and lively acidity. Sangiovese comes from high-altitude vineyards in Gaiole. It ferments spontaneously with indigenous yeast in concrete, then matures in unlined concrete and large untoasted oak.
Tenuta di Saragano 2018 Montefalco Rosso Riserva
Italian Red
Sangiovese forms sixty percent of the blend, with twenty percent each Merlot and Sagrantino. Ruby colour tends toward garnet, with black cherry, ripe wild berries, cedar and tobacco. The profile is soft and harmonious, with refined tannins. The twenty-five-year-old vineyard lies at 500 metres on sandstone and clay. Maturation includes French barriques, large barrels and a year in bottle in an underground cave.
Giovanni Valentini 2019 Crebesco Toscana Rosso
Italian Red
Raspberry, blackcurrant, wild strawberry and guarana accompany a medium-to-full body, mature tannins and a warm, enveloping finish. Mineral and spice notes sit beside ripe red fruit, chocolate, leather and tobacco. The blend is 40 percent Sangiovese, 40 percent Merlot and 20 percent Syrah. Grapes are hand harvested, while Sangiovese and Syrah are partially dried before fermentation.
Ruffino 2017 Greppone Mazzi Brunello di Montalcino
Italian Red
Earth, thyme and mineral accents accompany plum and cherry. The Sangiovese has a dry, leathery profile with savoury herbs, firm balance, graceful character and a lingering finish. Greppone Mazzi vineyards lie between 210 and 460 metres, with vines about fifty years old. The wine is made entirely from Sangiovese Grosso and spends thirty-six months in oak barrels and steel tanks.
Tolaini 2021 Vigna Montebello Sette Chianti Classico Gran Selezione
Italian Red
Cherry fruit, tobacco, leather, liquorice and spice accompany a Sangiovese with tannins, acidity, structure and a long finish. Fruit comes from a north-facing, two-hectare plot in Castelnuovo Berardenga. After selection and destemming, whole berries ferment for forty days in French-oak vessels. The wine matures for twenty-four months in large oak casks and another six months in concrete tanks.
San Giusto a Rentennano 2016 Le Baròncole Chianti Classico Riserva
Italian Red
Blackberry and blueberry aromas meet cut flowers. Full body sits with firm, lightly chewy tannins, while mineral and hot-stone undertones accompany brightness and energy. The blend is ninety-seven percent Sangiovese and three percent Canaiolo. Fermentation and maceration last about eighteen to twenty days in cement and stainless steel, followed by sixteen to twenty months in French oak and about six months in bottle.
Tenuta Casenuove 2018 Chianti Classico Riserva
Italian Red
Deep, brilliant ruby in colour. The bouquet includes violet, red fruit and black fruit, with morello cherry and blueberry. The palate is full, enveloping, elegant and sinuous, with dense, silky tannins and acidity. Selected fruit spends twelve months in cement, large Slavonian-oak casks and new and used barriques, followed by twenty-four months of bottle ageing.