
Sangiovese Wine
Learn about Sangiovese — taste profile, popular regions and more ...
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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Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino 2001Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Valdicava Madonna del Piano Brunello di Montalcino Riserva (scuffed label) 2001Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto 2001Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Felsina Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia 2001Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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Selvapiana Chianti Rufina Riserva Bucerchiale 2001Sangiovese from Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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Bibi Graetz Testamatta 2001Sangiovese from Tuscany, Italy
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Felsina Fontalloro 2001Sangiovese from Tuscany, Italy
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Antinori Pian delle Vigne Brunello di Montalcino 2001Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Pride Mountain Vineyards Sangiovese (500ML) 2001Sangiovese from Sonoma County, California
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Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve 2001Sangiovese from Tuscany, Italy
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Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2001Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Gaja Sugarille Brunello di Montalcino 2001Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Siro Pacenti Brunello di Montalcino 2001Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve (3 Liter) 2001Sangiovese from Tuscany, Italy
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Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino Pianrosso Riserva Santa Caterina d'Oro 2001Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2001Sangiovese from Tuscany, Italy
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