
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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- Bordeaux Red Blends260
- Cabernet Sauvignon254
- Syrah/Shiraz109
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- Sangiovese39
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- Merlot28
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Mastrojanni Brunello di Montalcino 2014Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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La Gerla Brunello di Montalcino 2014Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Antinori Pian delle Vigne Brunello di Montalcino 2014Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Altesino Montosoli Brunello di Montalcino 2014Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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San Polino Brunello di Montalcino 2014Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Capanna Brunello di Montalcino 2014Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Fattoria La Fiorita Brunello di Montalcino 2014Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Donatella Cinelli Colombini Brunello di Montalcino 2014Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Salcheto Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2014Sangiovese from Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy
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Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico Riserva 2014Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino (375ML half-bottle) 2014Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Castagnoli Chianti Classico 2014Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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Cecchi Villa Cerna Chianti Classico Riserva 2014Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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Rocca delle Macie Chianti Classico Fizzano Riserva 2014Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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Boscarelli Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (375ML half-bottle) 2014Sangiovese from Tuscany, Italy
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Tua Rita Perlato del Bosco 2014Sangiovese from Tuscany, Italy
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La Gerla Brunello di Montalcino (375ML half-bottle) 2014Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Castell'in Villa Chianti Classico 2014Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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Le Potazzine Rosso di Montalcino 2014Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Lisini Brunello di Montalcino 2014Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Fattoria dei Barbi Brunello di Montalcino 2014Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Castello di Ama Chianti Classico San Lorenzo Gran Selezione 2014Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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Carpineto Brunello di Montalcino 2014Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Sesti Brunello di Montalcino 2014Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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Altesino Brunello di Montalcino (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2014Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
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