
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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Caparzo Brunello di Montalcino 2015Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Ceretto Barolo 2015Nebbiolo from Barolo, Piedmont, Italy
- RP
- WE
- WS
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Castiglion del Bosco Brunello di Montalcino 2015Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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- V
- RP
- W&S
- WS
- WE
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Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino 2015Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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- V
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- D
- WE
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Livio Sassetti Brunello di Montalcino Pertimali 2015Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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- RP
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Poggio Antico Brunello di Montalcino 2015Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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- RP
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Marchesi di Barolo Tradizione Barbaresco 2015Nebbiolo from Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy
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- WE
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Fontanafredda Serralunga d'Alba Barolo 2015Nebbiolo from Barolo, Piedmont, Italy
- WE
- JS
- RP
- WW
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Donatella Cinelli Colombini Brunello di Montalcino 2015Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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- D
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Ceretto Brunate Barolo 2015Nebbiolo from Barolo, Piedmont, Italy
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- JS
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- D
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Ceretto Prapo Barolo 2015Nebbiolo from Barolo, Piedmont, Italy
- RP
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Castiglion del Bosco Brunello di Montalcino Campo del Drago 2015Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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- RP
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- W&S
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Fontanafredda Silver Label Barolo 2015Nebbiolo from Barolo, Piedmont, Italy
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- W&S
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Vietti Barolo Ravera 2015Nebbiolo from Barolo, Piedmont, Italy
- RP
- W&S
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- WE
- D
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Damilano Barolo Lecinquevigne (375ML half-bottle) 2015Nebbiolo from Barolo, Piedmont, Italy
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- D
- W&S
- WS
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La Valentina Bellovedere Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Terre dei Vestini Riserva 2015Montepulciano from Abruzzo, Italy
- JS
- JD
- RP
- WE
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Castello dei Rampolla Sammarco 2015Bordeaux Red Blends from Tuscany, Italy
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Prunotto Barolo 2015Nebbiolo from Barolo, Piedmont, Italy
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- JS
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Podere Brizio Brunello di Montalcino 2015Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Pio Cesare Barbaresco 2015Nebbiolo from Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy
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- D
- JD
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Col d'Orcia Brunello di Montalcino 2015Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
- WS
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- D
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Frescobaldi Castelgiocondo Brunello di Montalcino 2015Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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- D
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- RP
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Arnaldo Rivera Barolo Ravera 2015Nebbiolo from Barolo, Piedmont, Italy
- JS
- WS
- WE
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Dei Bossona Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva 2015Sangiovese from Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy
- WS
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- RP
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Rocca di Frassinello Maremma Toscana 2015Tuscan Blends from Tuscany, Italy
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- WE
- JS