
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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Casanuova delle Cerbaie Brunello di Montalcino 2012Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Fattoria dei Barbi Brunello di Montalcino Vigna del Fiore 2012Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Gualdo Del Re Sangiovese 2012Sangiovese from Val di Cornia, Tuscany, Italy
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La Serena Brunello di Montalcino 2012Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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San Felice Campogiovanni Brunello di Montalcino 2012Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Frescobaldi CastelGiocondo Brunello di Montalcino 2012Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Frescobaldi Nipozzano Montesodi Toscana Rosso 2012Sangiovese from Tuscany, Italy
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Le Corti Tenuta Birillo Rosso 2012Sangiovese from Tuscany, Italy
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San Filippo Brunello di Montalcino Le Lucere 2012Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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La Lecciaia Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2012Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino 2012Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Col d'Orcia Rosso di Montalcino 2012Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Rocca di Montegrossi San Marcellino Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2012Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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Gianni Brunelli Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2012Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Fattoria La Fiorita Brunello di Montalcino 2012Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Conti Costanti Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2012Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Vignamaggio Chianti Classico Terre di Prenzano 2012Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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Felsina Berardenga Chianti Classico Riserva 2012Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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Collosorbo Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2012Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Brancaia Chianti Classico Riserva 2012Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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Altesino Montosoli Brunello di Montalcino 2012Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Salcheto Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva 2012Sangiovese from Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy
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Argiano Brunello di Montalcino 2012Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Caparzo Brunello di Montalcino 2012Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Villa Al Cortile Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2012Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy