
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.
- Cabernet Sauvignon97
- Pinot Noir64
- Bordeaux Red Blends46
- Other Red Blends35
- Sangiovese35
- Syrah/Shiraz26
- Tempranillo24
- Rhône Blends22
- Nebbiolo18
- Malbec15
- Merlot11
- Zinfandel11
- Cabernet Franc10
- Grenache9
- Carignan4
- Carmenere4
- Petite Sirah4
- Mourvedre3
- Barbera2
- Montepulciano2
- Tuscan Blends2
- Mencia2
- Negroamaro1
- Petit Verdot1
- Primitivo1
- Blaufrankisch1
- Freisa1
- Grignolino1
- Nerello Mascalese1
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Argiano Brunello di Montalcino 2017Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Altesino Brunello di Montalcino 2017Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Ziobaffa Organic Toscana 2017Sangiovese from Tuscany, Italy
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Col d'Orcia Brunello di Montalcino 2017Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Avignonesi Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2017Sangiovese from Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy
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Altesino Brunello di Montalcino (375ML half-bottle) 2017Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Camigliano Brunello di Montalcino 2017Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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TorCalvano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2017Sangiovese from Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy
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La Lecciaia Rosso di Montalcino 2017Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Frescobaldi Tenuta Perano Chianti Classico 2017Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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Badia a Coltibuono Chianti Classico Riserva 2017Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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Poggio Antico Brunello di Montalcino 2017Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Querciabella Chianti Classico 2017Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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San Filippo Brunello di Montalcino 2017Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Donatella Cinelli Colombini Rosso di Montalcino 2017Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Cecchi Chianti Classico 2017Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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Conti Costanti Rosso di Montalcino 2017Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Tenuta di Arceno Strada al Sasso Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2017Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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Monte Bernardi Chianti Classico Riserva 2017Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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Castiglion del Bosco Brunello di Montalcino 2017Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Il Marroneto Brunello Madonna delle Grazie 2017Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Altesino Brunello di Montalcino (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2017Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino White Label 2017Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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La Poderina Brunello di Montalcino 2017Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Altesino Montosoli Brunello di Montalcino 2017Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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