
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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Piancornello Brunello di Montalcino 2016Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Tenuta di Capraia Chianti Classico Riserva 2016Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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Fattoria dei Barbi Brunello di Montalcino 2016Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Frescobaldi CastelGiocondo Brunello di Montalcino 2016Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Castello di Verrazzano Chianti Classico Riserva 2016Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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La Lecciaia Brunello di Montalcino 2016Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Uccelliera Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Banfi Brunello di Montalcino Poggio Alle Mura 2016Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Carpineto Brunello di Montalcino 2016Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Podere Brizio Brunello di Montalcino 2016Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Capanna Brunello di Montalcino 2016Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Viticcio Chianti Classico Riserva 2016Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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ColleMassari Montecucco Rosso Riserva 2016Sangiovese from Tuscany, Italy
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K Vintners Guido Sangiovese 2016Sangiovese from Walla Walla Valley, Columbia Valley, Washington
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Carpineto Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2016Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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Il Palazzone Brunello di Montalcino 2016Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Valdicava Montosoli Brunello di Montalcino (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2016Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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San Giorgio Ugolforte Brunello di Montalcino 2016Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Altesino Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Donatella Cinelli Colombini Brunello di Montalcino Prime Donne 2016Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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