Winemaker Notes
A powerful yet soft and enveloping wine matured in small barrels to give it rich complex aromas. A wine designed to mature for a long time and best enjoyed at least 10 years after bottling.
Blend: 80% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot
Professional Ratings
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Vinous
The 2021 Rosso La Gioia is a blend of Sangiovese and Merlot. Plush contours wrap around a core of dark red fruit, leather, tobacco and mocha. A kiss of French oak adds an exotic touch. I would give this a year or two in bottle to soften, as the tannins are quite foreboding today. There's plenty of fruit to back it up.
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James Suckling
A muscular wine with aromas of dried cherries, raspberries, tobacco and earth. Medium- to full-bodied, it displays firm, velvety tannins and crisp acidity with a tight finish. Try after 2026.
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Wine Spectator
Light-bodied, silky and elegant, this red displays cherry, strawberry and raspberry fruit, with accents of flowers and fresh wild herbs. Firms up while playing out on the lengthy aftertaste. Sangiovese and Merlot.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
In the bottle with the red wax capsule, the Riecine 2021 La Gioia is 80% Sangiovese supplemented with 20% Merlot. These results feel more open-knit, immediate and ultimately a bit more oxidative in delivery. Dark cherry and apricot with spicy acidity appear on the close. That freshness comes out strongly, ending on a suddenly tart note.
Legendary in Italy for its Renaissance art and striking landscape, Tuscany is also home to many of the country’s best red wines. Sangiovese reigns supreme here, as either the single varietal, or a dominant player, in almost all of Tuscany’s best.
A remarkable Chianti, named for its region of origin, will have a bright acidity, supple tannins and plenty of cherry fruit character. From the hills and valleys surrounding the medieval village of Montalcino, come the distinguished and age-worthy wines based on Brunello (Sangiovese). Earning global acclaim since the 1970s, the Tuscan Blends are composed solely of international grape varieties or a mix of international and Sangiovese. The wine called Vine Nobile di Montepulciano, composed of Prognolo Gentile (Sangiovese) and is recognized both for finesse and power.