Italy Red
Italian Red Wine
Italy makes more red wine, from more native grape varieties, than any other country — several hundred are in commercial use, and most of them grow nowhere else. That is why an Italian wine list reads as place names rather than grape names: the label tells you where it is from, and the region tells you what is in the bottle.
How to read this section
Three regions do most of the work. Piedmont in the north-west is Nebbiolo — Barolo and Barbaresco at the top, Barbera and Dolcetto underneath for everyday drinking. Tuscany is Sangiovese: Chianti, Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, plus the Bordeaux-blend Super Tuscans that ignore the appellation system entirely. Veneto is Valpolicella and its dried-grape wine, Amarone. Beyond those, Puglia and Sicily in the south give riper, softer, cheaper reds; Piedmont's neighbours and Friuli work at a smaller scale.
What to expect
The through-line in Italian red is acidity. These are wines built for food — the tannin and the acid that can feel severe on their own are exactly what cuts through fat and salt at the table. If you are moving across from New World reds, start with Chianti Classico or Barbera rather than with Barolo.
Serving
Most Italian reds at 16–18°C. Barolo, Barbaresco, Brunello and Amarone want decanting an hour or more ahead; everything else can be poured on opening.
Filters
Prunotto Barolo DOCG 2001 (1x75cl)
Prunotto Bussia Barolo Riserva Vigna Colonnello 2015 (1x75cl)
Prunotto Dolcetto d'Alba DOC 2021 (1x75cl)
Prunotto Dolcetto d'Alba DOC 2023 (1x75cl)
Prunotto Fiulot Barbera d'Asti 2023 (1x75cl)
Santa Cristina IGT 2022 (1x75cl)
Santa Cristina IGT 2022- Half Bottle (1x37.5cl)
Santa Cristina IGT 2023- Half Bottle (1x37.5cl)
Santa Cristina Le Maestrelle IGT 2022 (1x75cl)
Santa Cristina Le Maestrelle IGT 2023 (1x75cl)
Tenuta Guado al Tasso Estate Guado al Tasso Bolgheri Superiore DOC 2020 - 3L (Wooden Box) (1x300cl)
Tenuta Guado al Tasso Estate Guado al Tasso Bolgheri Superiore DOC 2021 (1x75cl)
Tenuta Guado al Tasso Estate SAN Walfredo 2019 (1x75cl)
Tormaresca ARSO 2020 (1x75cl)
Tormaresca ARSO 2021 (1x75cl)
Tormaresca Masseria Maime Salento IGT 2022 (1x75cl)
Tormaresca Torcicoda Salento IGT 2022 (1x75cl)
Zenato Amarone DOCG Riserva Sergio Zenato 2017 (1x75cl)
Zenato Amarone DOCG Riserva Sergio Zenato 2018 (1x75cl)
Zenato Valpolicella DOC Superiore 2021 (1x75cl)
Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia 2022 (1x75cl)
BAVA Stradivario Barbera d'Asti DOCG Superiore 2013 (1x75cl)
BAVA Barolo DOCG di Castiglione Falletto 2017 (1x75cl)
BAVA Barbaresco DOCG 2019 (1x75cl)
BAVA Lange DOC Nebbiolo 2023 (1x75cl)
SELLA & MOSCA Cannonau di Sardegna DOC Riserva 2020 (1x75cl)
SELLA & MOSCA Cannonau di Sardegna DOC 2022 (1x75cl)
San Guido Guidalberto 2012 (1x75cl)
Arancio Nero d'Avola DOC 2021 (1x75cl)
Umberto Cesari Tauleto Sangiovese IGT 2011 (1x75cl)
Umberto Cesari Liano Sangiovese Cabernet Sauvignon IGT 2018 (1x75cl)
Umberto Cesari Sangiovese di Romagna Doc Riserva 2018 (1x75cl)
Mezzacorona Merlot Dolomiti IGT 2020 (1x75cl)
Mantellassi Querciolaia Alicante Maremma Toscana DOC 2017 (1x75cl)
Mantellassi Querciolaia Alicante Maremma Toscana DOC 2013 (1x75cl)
Carpineto Farnito Cabernet Sauvignon IGT 3L 1995 (1x300cl)
Carpineto Farnito Cabernet Sauvignon IGT 1.5L 2012 (1x150cl)
Carpineto Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG 2015 (1x75cl)
Carpineto Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva DOCG 1.5L 2015 (1x150cl)
Carpineto Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Poggio Sant'Enrico DOCG 2012 (1x75cl)
Carpineto Chianti Classico DOCG Gran Selezione 2015 (1x75cl)
Carpineto Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG 2018 (1x75cl)
Carpineto Chianti Classico DOCG Gran Selezione 2020 (1x75cl)
Carpineto Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2019 (1x75cl)
Carpineto Dogajolo Toscano Rosso IGT 2020 (375ml) (1x37.5cl)
Carpineto Dogajolo Toscano Rosso IGT 2022 (1x75cl)
Carpineto Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 2019 (1x75cl)
Villa Girardi Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2020 (1x75cl)
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