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
Casanova di Neri Brunello Tenuta Nuova 2018 (1x75cl)
Palazzo Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2016 (1x75cl)
Palazzo Brunello di Mont Riserva 2016 (1x75cl)
Luce della Vite 'Tenuta Luce' 2020 (1x75cl)
Poggio Antico Brunello di Montalcino 2018 (1x75cl)
Poggio Di Sotto Rosso Di Montalcino 2020 (1x75cl)
Giodo La Quinta 2022 (1x75cl)
Giorgio Primo 2019 (1x75cl)
Siepi Mazzei 2021 (1x75cl)
Galatrona Petrolo 2020 (1x75cl)
Concerto Di Fonterutoli 2021 (1x75cl)
Altesino Brunello di Montalcino 2015 (1x75cl)
Il Molino di Grace Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2020 (1x75cl)
Ornellaia Bianco IGT Toscana 2021 (1x75cl)
Poggio alle Gazze dell'Ornellaia Toscana IGT 2021 (1x75cl)
Antinori Pian delle Vigne 2017 (1x75cl)
Antinori Pian delle Vigne 2018 (1x75cl)
Antinori Tignanello 2005 (1x75cl)
Barbi Brunello di Montalcino 1990 (1x75cl)
San Giusto a Rentennano, Percarlo 2020 (1x75cl)
Casanova Di Neri Rosso Di Montalcino 2022 (1x75cl)
Casanova Di Neri Tenuta Nuova Brunello Di Montalcino Docg 2019 (1x75cl)
Casanova Di Neri Irrosso Toscana Igt 2022 (1x75cl)
Casanova Di Neri Pietradonice Rosso Di Tosana Igt* 2019 (1x75cl)
Casanova Di Neri Brunello Di Montalcino Giovanni Neri 2018 (1x75cl)
Bibi Graetz Casamatta Rosso 2021 (1x75cl)
Bibi Graetz Testamatta Igt Toscana Rosso 2021 (1x75cl)
Bibi Graetz Colore Igt Toscana Rosso 2019 (1x75cl)
Frescobaldi Mormoreto 2020 (1x75cl)
Frescobaldi Montesodi 2021 (1x75cl)
Frescobaldi Albizzia Chardonnay 2023 (1x75cl)
Frescobaldi Castiglioni - Chianti 2023 (1x75cl)
Frescobaldi I Leccioni Chianti 2023 (1x75cl)
Frescobaldi Tenuta Di Castiglioni 2022 (1x75cl)
Frescobaldi Ripe Al Convento Di Castelgiocondo Riserva 2018 (1x75cl)
Tenuta Perano Chianti Clasico Docg 2022 (1x75cl)
Tenuta Perano Chianti Clasico Riserva Docg 2019 (1x75cl)
Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano Tenuta Calimaia Riserva 2019 (1x75cl)
Frescobaldi Pater Sangiovese 2022 (1x75cl)
Frescobaldi Nipozzano-Riserva 2021 (1x37.5cl)
Frescobaldi Castelgiocondo 2020 (1x37.5cl)
Frescobaldi Lamaione 2019 (1x75cl)
Frescobaldi Giramonte 2021 (1x75cl)
QUERCIABELLA Chianti Classico DOCG 5L 39692 (1x500cl)
QUERCIABELLA Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 1998 (1x75cl)
QUERCIABELLA Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2016 (1x75cl)
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