
Italian Red Wine
Picturesque hillsides, endless coastlines and a favorable climate ...
Italian Red Wine
While picturesque hillsides, endless coastlines and a favorable climate serve to unify the grape-growing culture of this country. The apparent never-ending world of indigenous grape varieties gives Italy an unexampled charm and allure for its red wines. From the steep inclines of the Alps to the sprawling, warm, coastal plains of the south, red grape varieties thrive throughout.
The kings of Italy, wines like Barolo and Barbaresco (made of Nebbiolo), and Chianti and Brunello di Montalcino (made of Sangiovese), as well as Amarone (mostly Corvina), play center stage for the most lauded, collected and cellar-worthy reds. Less popular but entirely deserving of as much praise are the wines made from Aglianico, Sagrantino and Nerello Mascalese.
For those accustomed to drinking New World reds, the south is the place to start. Grapes like Negroamaro or Primitvo from Puglia and Nero d’Avola from Sicily make soft, ammicable, full-bodied, fruit-dominant wines. Curious palates should be on the lookout for Cannonau (Grenache), Lagrein, Teroldego, Ruché, Freisa, Cesanese, Schiopettino, Rossese and Gaglioppo to name a few.
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Ornellaia 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy
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La Palazzola Rubino 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Italy
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Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia (stained labels) 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy
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Tenuta Guado al Tasso (stained labels) 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy
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Luna di Luna Merlot/Cabernet 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Veneto, Italy
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Avignonesi Desiderio 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Tuscany, Italy
- RP
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Christine Vaselli Le Poggere 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Italy
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Livio Felluga Vertigo Rosso 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
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Il Borro Il Borro 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Tuscany, Italy
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Tenuta Sette Ponti Oreno 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Tuscany, Italy
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Tenuta di Ghizzano Nambrot 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Tuscany, Italy
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Falesco Marciliano 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Italy
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Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy
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Banfi Excelsus 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Tuscany, Italy
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Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy
- W&S
- WS
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Tenuta Guado al Tasso (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy
- WE
- W&S
- WS
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Gaja Ca'Marcanda Magari 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy
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Castello dei Rampolla d'Alceo 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Tuscany, Italy
- RP
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Frescobaldi Nipozzano Mormoreto 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Tuscany, Italy
- RP
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Ronco Del Gnemiz Rosso del Gnemiz 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Colli Orientali del Friuli, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
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Giuseppe Quintarelli Alzero Cabernet 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Veneto, Italy
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Poggio Al Sole Seraselva 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Tuscany, Italy
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Maculan Fratta 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Veneto, Italy
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Azienda Agricola Titignano Lago di CorbaraSalviano Solideo Rosso 2000Bordeaux Red Blends from Umbria, Italy