Tuscany
Tuscany
Azienda Agricola La Torre 2021 Rosso di Montalcino
Italian Red
The fruit is pure, and the medium-bodied palate carries youthful, pleasant tannins. Wild cherry, raspberry and a cherry-cough-drop note are present, together with fine, chalky tannins. The wine is organically farmed and alcohol is fourteen percent. Production totalled ten thousand bottles. Fruit comes from south-facing vineyards around Montalcino, and maturation takes place in large oak barrels with limited use of barriques.
Tommasi Poggio al Tufo 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon
Italian Red
Deep ruby in colour, with blackberry preserve, black pepper, liquorice, vanilla and balsamic herbs. The palate is mouth-filling, rich and full-bodied, with velvety tannins and freshness. Cabernet Sauvignon comes from the Tenuta Albore estate west of Scansano. The grapes were hand-harvested in late September and macerated for twelve days in stainless steel. Maturation lasted twelve months in large Slavonian oak casks.
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.
Tenuta di Valgiano 2016 Palistorti Bianco Toscana IGT
Italian White
Vermentino accounts for half of the blend, joined by eighteen percent Trebbiano, sixteen percent Malvasia and sixteen percent Grechetto. Trebbiano spends three days on its skins, while a small portion of Vermentino ferments spontaneously in barrique and the rest remains in stainless steel at low temperature. Maturation lasts six months in the same vessels. Peach and citrus accompany freshness and a saline finish.
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.
Fattoria Selvapiana 2022 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.
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.
Tenuta Argentiera 2022 Villa Donoratico Bolgheri Rosso
Italian Red
Subdued aromas of dried blueberry, leather, espresso, oak and exotic spice accompany blackberry, graphite and liquorice. The tannins are lithe. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot make up the blend. The vineyard lies between 30 and 80 metres, with continental sands and flysch composed of limestone, marl, clay, sandstone and siliceous rock. The site is planted at 6,000 vines per hectare.
Carpineto 2016 Farnito Cabernet Sauvignon
Italian Red
Smoked meat, spice, dark fruit, blackberry and leather appear with polished tannins and length. The wine is made entirely from Cabernet Sauvignon grown in Tuscany. Grapes come from the Gaville and Chianciano-Montepulciano vineyards. Parcels are vinified separately, then blended after malolactic fermentation. Maturation includes ten to twelve months in small oak barriques and at least eight months in bottle.
Capezzana 2018 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 2021 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.
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.
Castiglion del Bosco 2023 Chardonnay Toscana IGT
Italian White
Made entirely from Chardonnay, this white wine is fermented and matured for four months in stainless steel. The colour is citrus yellow with green reflections. Grapefruit, orange peel and white flowers appear with mineral notes and acidity. Lemon, flint and green apple are also present. The wine comes from Tuscany and contains thirteen percent alcohol.
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.
Ampeleia 2018 Kepos Costa Toscana Rosso
Italian Red
Bright ruby in colour, this red wine brings fresh cherry, plum, raspberry and floral notes. Tension, salinity, tannins and fruit appear on the palate. Fruit comes from three vineyard sites at different elevations, with soils ranging from stony to volcanic. The wine is organic, and its grapes are grown biodynamically under Demeter certification. It contains thirteen percent alcohol.
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 2023 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 2022 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.
Tenuta Argentiera 2024 Eco di Mare Vermentino Toscana IGT
Italian White
Lime, grapefruit, toasted almond and wildflowers appear with lavender, white flowers and a light herbal note recalling wild sage. The palate is fresh and balanced, with pronounced salinity and minerality. Vermentino grows in Donoratico's red aeolian sands at twenty to eighty metres, with a western exposure. Grapes are harvested by hand; fermentation and fine-lees contact last fifteen days in stainless steel.
Tenuta di Biserno 2023 Occhione Toscana Bianco IGT
Italian White
Citron and grapefruit appear with floral, mineral and herbal notes recalling sage. The palate has lively freshness and an enveloping texture, with a savoury, citrus-led finish. The wine is made entirely from Vermentino. Medium-textured soils combine sand and pebbles, while the vines are trained by spurred cordon and Guyot at 6,500 plants per hectare. The colour is bright straw yellow with green reflections.
Montevertine 2017 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.
Caparsa 2019 Bianco di Caparsino Toscana IGT
Italian White
Trebbiano and Malvasia form this still white. The fruit was harvested in late September, after the estate picked Sangiovese for its traditional-method sparkling base. Lemon rind and candle wax define the profile. The wine was made in Tuscany; no following edition was produced because the next season was considered too hot to make a balanced white.
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.
Malgiacca 2021 Bianco Toscana IGT
Italian White
The blend is approximately half Trebbiano, with fifteen percent each of Vermentino and Malvasia; Grechetto, Moscato and other varieties make up the balance. Half the fruit is pressed pneumatically and half in a basket press. Fermentation takes place naturally in stainless steel without temperature control, followed by malolactic fermentation and three months on lees. Floral, fresh, mineral and savoury notes define the profile.