Tuscany
Tuscany
Sangiovese country. Tuscany runs from the Chianti hills between Florence and Siena south to Montalcino and Montepulciano, and west to the Maremma coast — and the same grape behaves differently in each.
The appellations, in order of ambition
Chianti DOCG is the everyday tier; Chianti Classico is the historic core zone between Florence and Siena, with Riserva and Gran Selezione above it. Brunello di Montalcino is Sangiovese from a warmer southern hill, held five years before release — the region's benchmark for cellaring. Vino Nobile di Montepulciano sits between the two in price and weight. Then the outliers: Super Tuscans, Bordeaux-variety wines from the coast that were created outside the appellation rules and are now among the most expensive wine Italy makes.
What to expect
Sangiovese is high in acid, firm in tannin and rarely sweet-fruited — the classic descriptors are sour cherry and dried herb rather than jam. It flatters food far more than it flatters a blind tasting. Chianti Classico is where most people should start; Brunello is where you go when you want something to keep.
Serving
16–18°C. Chianti drinks on opening. Brunello and the Super Tuscans want an hour in a decanter, and both hold for a decade or more from a good vintage.
Filters
Luce Brunello di Montalcino 2017 (1x75cl)
Le Macchiole Bolgheri Rosso 2020 (1x75cl)
Buccia Nera Sassocupo Chianti Superiore DOCG 2022 (1x75cl)
Luce La Vite Lucente 2021 (1x75cl)
Caiarossa 2016 (1x75cl)
La Spinetta Sassontino 2006 (1x75cl)
Gaja Ca'Marcanda Promis Toscana 2020 (1x75cl)
Il Poggione Rosso di Montalcino 2021 (1x75cl)
San Felice Vigorello Rosso Super Tuscan 2015 (1x75cl)
Buccia Nera Vin Santo Colli dell'Etruria Centrale DOC 2019 (1x50cl)
RUFFINO Riserva Ducale Oro Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG 2021 (1x75cl)
Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli 2019 (1x75cl)
Rocca di Montegrossi Chianti Classico Vigneto San Marcellino Gran Selezione 2018 (1x75cl)
Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2022 (1x75cl)
BIBBIANO, Chianti Classico 2018 (1x75cl)
BIBBIANO, Vigne di Montornello Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2016 Magnum (1x150cl)
Castello Banfi Summus Sant Antimo 2017 Tuscany (1x75cl)
VIGNANO, L'Unico Chianti DOCG 2017 (1x75cl)
Antinori Solaia Toscana 2012 (1x75cl)
Galatrona Petrolo 2017 (1x75cl)
Antinori Solaia 1988 (1x75cl)
Col d'Orcia Brunello di Montalcino 2004 (1x75cl)
Bibi Graetz Casamatta Bianco 2020 (1x75cl)
Frescobaldi Pomino Benefizio 2022 (1x75cl)
Frescobaldi Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano Tenuta Calimaia 2020 (1x75cl)
QUERCIABELLA Batàr Toscana Bianco IGT (Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco) 2018 (1x75cl)
Tignanello 1991 (1x75cl)
San Guido Guidalberto 2012 (1x75cl)
Poggio Salvi Brunello di Montalcino 2005 (1x75cl)
Frescobaldi Castelgiocondo Brunello di Montalcino 1995 (1x75cl)
Tignanello 1996 (1x75cl)
Fattoria dei Barbi Brunello di Montalcino 1996 (1x75cl)
Santa Cristina Chianti Superiore DOCG 2022 (1x75cl)
Tenuta Guado al Tasso Estate Il Bruciato Bolgheri DOC 2023 (1x75cl)
Mantellassi Scalandrino Vermentino Maremma Toscana IGT 2020 (1x75cl)
Carpineto Farnito Vinsanto del Chianti DOC 1999 (1x50cl)
CASTELLO BANFI Brunello di Montalcino 375ml 2019 (1x37.5cl)
CASTELLO BANFI Rosso di Montalcino 2022 (1x75cl)
Rocca di Montegrossi Chianti Classico 2021 (1x75cl)
BIBBIANO, Chianti Classico 2021 (1x75cl)
Castello Romitorio Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2019 (1x75cl)
Lamole di Lamole "Lareale" Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2019 (1x75cl)
Lamole di Lamole Duelame Chianti Classico DOCG 2021 (1x75cl)
Antinori Tignanello 1982 (1x75cl)
Tenute Silvio Nardi Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 1982 (1x75cl)
Montepeloso Suvereto A Quo IGT Costa Toscana 2022 (1x75cl)
Gaja Ca'Marcanda Magari 2020 (1x75cl)
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