
Sangiovese Wine
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The perfect intersection of bright red fruit and savory earthiness, Sangiovese is among Italy's elite red grape varieties and is responsible for the best red wines of Tuscany. While it is best known as the chief component of Chianti, it is also the main grape in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and reaches the height of its power and intensity in the complex, long-lived Brunello di Montalcino wines.
Elsewhere throughout Italy, Sangiovese wine plays an important role in many easy-drinking, value-driven red blends and on the French island of Corsica, under the name, Nielluccio, it produces excellent bright and refreshing red and rosé wines with a personality of their own. Sangiovese has also enjoyed success growing in California and Washington.
Sangiovese Tasting Notes
Sangiovese wine is a dry, red wine with a medium body and qualities of tart cherry, plum, sun dried tomato, fresh tobacco and herbs. High-quality, well-aged examples can take on tertiary notes of smoke, leather, game, potpourri and dried fruit. Corsican Nielluccio is distinguished by a subtle perfume of dried flowers.
Sangiovese Food Pairings
Sangiovese wine is the ultimate pizza and pasta red—its high acidity, moderate alcohol, and fine-grained tannins create a perfect symbiosis with tomato-based dishes, braised vegetables, roasted and cured meat, hard cheese and anything off the barbecue.
Sommelier Secrets for Sangiovese
Although it is the star variety of Tuscany, cult-classic “Super-Tuscan” wines may actually contain no Sangiovese at all! Since the 1970s, local winemakers have been producing big, bold wines as a blend of one or more of several international varieties—usually Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot or Syrah—with or without Sangiovese.
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Val di Suga Poggio al Granchio Brunello di Montalcino 2013Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Poggio Nardone Brunello di Montalcino 2013Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Altesino Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2013Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Il Palazzone Brunello di Montalcino 2013Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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San Filippo Brunello di Montalcino Le Lucere 2013Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Leonetti Sangiovese 2013Sangiovese from Walla Walla Valley, Columbia Valley, Washington
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San Filippo Brunello di Montalcino Le Lucere Riserva 2013Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Tenuta Luce Brunello di Montalcino 2013Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Bibi Graetz Testamatta 2013Sangiovese from Tuscany, Italy
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Il Marroneto Brunello Madonna delle Grazie 2013Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Camigliano Gualto Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2013Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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K Vintners Guido Sangiovese 2013Sangiovese from Walla Walla Valley, Columbia Valley, Washington
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Voliero Brunello di Montalcino 2013Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2013Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Lisini Brunello di Montalcino Ugolaia 2013Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Tenuta Sette Ponti Vigna dell Impero Toscana 2013Sangiovese from Tuscany, Italy
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Avignonesi Grandi Annate Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2013Sangiovese from Tuscany, Italy
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Piancornello Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2013Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Salicutti Brunello di Montalcino Piaggione 2013Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Mocali Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2013Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Lisini Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2013Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Mastrojanni Vigna Schiena d'Asino Brunello di Montalcino 2013Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Antinori Pian delle Vigne Vignaferrovia Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2013Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto 2013Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Boscarelli Il Nocio Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2013Sangiovese from Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy
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