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
Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2017 (1x75cl)
Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Guardiola 2021 (1x75cl)
Speri Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore 2021 (1x75cl)
Speri Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore 2020 (1x75cl)
Speri Valpolicella Classico Superiore Sant'Urbano 2019 (1x75cl)
Speri Valpolicella Classico Superiore Sant'Urbano 2017 (1x75cl)
Speri Valpolicella Classico Superiore Sant'Urbano 2015 (1x75cl)
Siro Pacenti Brunello di Montalcino Vecchie Vigne 2017 (1x75cl)
Poggiotondo Organic Chianti Riserva 2019 (1x75cl)
Livio Felluga Vertigo IGT Rosso Venezia Giulia 2019 (1x75cl)
La Magia Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 1990 (1x75cl)
Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino 1.5L 2017 (1x150cl)
Gaja Brunello di Montalcino PSR Sugarille 2018 (1x75cl)
Dal Forno Romano Vigneto Monte Lodoletta Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG 2012 (1x150cl)
Bruno Rocca Langhe Nebbiolo Fralu 2020 (1x75cl)
Bruno Rocca Langhe Nebbiolo Fralu 2016 (1x75cl)
Bruno Rocca Dolcetto d'Alba Trifole 2021 (1x75cl)
Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto Vigna Le Rocche Riserva 2016 (1x75cl)
Planeta Eruzione 1614 Nerello Mascalese DOC Sicilia 2019 (1x75cl)
Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2007 (1x75cl)
Villa di Corlo 2019 (1x75cl)
VIGNANO, Matrio IGT 2016 (1x75cl)
VIGNANO, Il Primo Chianti Superiore DOCG 2016 (1x75cl)
Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2016 (1x75cl)
UCCELLIERA, Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2015 (1x75cl)
San Polo Brunello di Montalcino Podernovi 2015 (1x75cl)
San Polo Brunello di Montalcino 2014 (1x75cl)
San Felice Rosso di Montalcino DOC 2016 (1x75cl)
San Felice Chianti Classico 2020 (1x75cl)
San Felice Brunello di Montalcino Campogiovanni 2015 (1x75cl)
Montepeloso Suvereto Nardo IGT Costa Toscana 2016 (1x75cl)
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