
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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Mastrojanni Brunello di Montalcino 2011Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2011Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Le Potazzine Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2011Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Lisini Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2011Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Gaja Rennina Brunello di Montalcino (1.5L Magnum) 2011Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Castello di Ama Chianti Classico San Lorenzo Gran Selezione 2011Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino 2011Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Casisano Brunello di Montalcino 2011Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino 2011Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Avignonesi Grandi Annate Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2011Sangiovese from Tuscany, Italy
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Tenute Silvio Nardi Brunello di Montalcino 2011Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Conti Costanti Brunello di Montalcino 2011Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Altesino Brunello di Montalcino (375ML half-bottle) 2011Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino 2011Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Villa Cafaggio Chianti Classico Riserva 2011Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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Antinori Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2011Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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Le Potazzine Gorelli Brunello di Montalcino 2011Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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San Felice Campogiovanni Brunello di Montalcino 2011Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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La Poderina Brunello di Montalcino Poggio Abate Riserva 2011Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Gianni Brunelli Brunello di Montalcino 2011Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Fossacolle Brunello di Montalcino 2011Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Luiano Chianti Classico (375ML half-bottle) 2011Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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La Gerla Vigna Gli Angeli Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2011Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Badia a Coltibuono Sangioveto 2011Sangiovese from Tuscany, Italy
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Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico 2011Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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