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
Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino 1997 (1x75cl)
Nittardi Chianti Classico Riserva 1990 (1x75cl)
Fattoria Galardi, Terra Di Lavoro 2017 (1x75cl)
Fattoria dei Barbi Brunello di Montalcino Vigna del Fiore 2016 (1x75cl)
Querciabella Palafreno Toscana Rosso IGT 2017 (1x75cl)
Valdicava Rosso di Montalcino DOC 2021 (1x75cl)
Caiarossa 2017 (1x75cl)
Calcagno Etna Rosso DOC "Nireddu" 2018 (1x75cl)
Luce Brunello di Montalcino 2017 (1x75cl)
Zenato Ripassa Valpolicella Ripasso DOC Superiore 2020 (1x75cl)
Fattoria dei Barbi Brunello di Montalcino 1996 (1x75cl)
Silvio Grasso Barolo Annunziata Vigna Plicotti 2020 (1x75cl)
Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino 2019 (1x75cl)
Buccia Nera Sassocupo Chianti Superiore DOCG 2022 (1x75cl)
I Sodi Di San Niccolo Castellare Di Castellina 2018 (1x75cl)
Galatrona Petrolo 2017 (1x75cl)
Planeta Etna Rosso 2022 (1x75cl)
Sordo Giovanni Barolo Parussi 2017 (1x75cl)
Tormaresca Bocca di Lupo Castel del Monte Puglia 2017 (1x75cl)
Il Poggione Rosso di Montalcino 2021 (1x75cl)
Conterno Fantino Ginestra "Vigna del Gris" Barolo DOCG 2019 (1x75cl)
Clerico Barolo del Comune di Monforte d'Alba 2022 (1x75cl)
Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Rabaja 2019 (1x75cl)
Luce della Vite 'Tenuta Luce' 2023 (1x75cl)
Luce Brunello di Montalcino 2021 (1x75cl)
La Spinetta Langhe Nebbiolo 2023 (1x75cl)
La Spinetta Barbera d Asti Superiore Ca di Pian 2023 (1x75cl)
Beni di Batasiolo Bricco di Vergne Dolcetto d'Alba 2023 (1x75cl)
Tommasi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2021 (1x75cl)
Pio Cesare Barolo DOCG 2021 (1x75cl)
BIBBIANO, Chianti Classico 2018 (1x75cl)
Castello Banfi Summus Sant Antimo 2017 Tuscany (1x75cl)
FEUDI DI GUAGNANO, Terramare Primitivo IGT Salento 2017 (1x75cl)
Domini Veneti Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Collezione Pruviniano DOC 2020 (1x75cl)
Prunotto Barbaresco DOCG 2022 (1x75cl)
RUFFINO Riserva Ducale Chianti Classico DOCG 2021 (1x75cl)
QUERCIABELLA Mongrana Maremma Toscana Rosso (Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot) 2022 (1x75cl)
Col d'Orcia Brunello di Montalcino 2004 (1x75cl)
Tenuta Illuminata Barolo Sant'Anna 2013 (1x75cl)
Tommasi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2020 (1x75cl)
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