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
Tenuta Ulisse 10 Vendemmie Vino Rosso (1x75cl)
Capanna Brunello Di Montalcino DOCG 2018 (1x75cl)
Tenuta Ulisse Don Antonio Vino Rosso (1x75cl)
Brunelli Vino Rosso Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2021 (1x75cl)
Tenuta Ulisse Amaranta Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOP 2021 (1x75cl)
Capanna Brunello Di Montalcino DOCG Riserva 2015 (1x75cl)
La Fornace Brunello di Montalcino 2007 (1x75cl)
Marchese Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2022 (1x75cl)
Brunelli Vino Rosso Valpolicella Ripasso DOC Classico 2021 (1x75cl)
Marchesi Antinori Tignanello Toscana IGT 2018 (1x75cl)
Buccia Nera Tenuta Di Campriano Chianti Riserva DOCG 2020 (1x75cl)
Tenuta Ulisse Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOP 2022 (1x75cl)
Molino Di Sant'Antimo Brunello di Montalcino 2007 (1x75cl)
Tenuta Ulisse Masseri Primitivo Terre di Chieti 2022 (1x75cl)
Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia DOC Bolgheri 2020 (1x75cl)
Piombaia Brunello di Montalcino 2007 (1x75cl)
Brunelli Vino Rosso Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2022 (1x75cl)
Marchesi Antinori Tignanello Toscana IGT 2022 (1x75cl)
Buccia Nera PA'RO Toscana Rosso IGT 2020 (1x75cl)
Antinori, Guado Al Tasso, Bolgheri 2018 (1x75cl)
Cordero di Montezemolo Barolo Monfalletto 1992 (1x75cl)
Brunelli Campo Del Titari Vino Rosso Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico DOCG Riserva 2019 (1x75cl)
Le Chiuse Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Annata 2016 (1x75cl)
Querciabella Palafreno Toscana Rosso IGT 2020 (1x75cl)
Canalicchio di Sopra Rosso di Montalcino 2019 (1x75cl)
Querce Bettina Brunello di Montalcino 2005 (1x75cl)
Elio Grasso Barolo Ginestra Vigna Casa Mate 2013 (1x75cl)
Tenuta San Guido Guidalberto 2021 (1x75cl)
Speri Valpolicella Classico Valpolicella DOC 2022 (1x75cl)
Luce Brunello di Montalcino 2018 (1x75cl)
Antinori Tenuta Guado al Tasso Cont Ugo Bolgheri Red 2023 (1x75cl)
Buccia Nera Tenuta Di Campriano Chianti DOCG 2024 (1x75cl)
Querciabella Camartina Toscana Rosso IGT 2017 (1x75cl)
Tenuta dell'Ornellaia DOC Bolgheri 2007 (1x75cl)
Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia 2019 (1x75cl)
Zenato RIPASSA Valpolicella DOC Superiore 2018 (1x75cl)
Valdicava Rosso di Montalcino DOC 2020 (1x75cl)
Bibi Graetz Testamatta Toscana IGT 2012 Year of Dragon Edition (1x75cl)
Fattoria Galardi, Terra Di Lavoro 2017 (1x75cl)
Fattoria dei Barbi Brunello di Montalcino Vigna del Fiore 2016 (1x75cl)
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