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Colour: Red, with slight shades of burgundy.
Bouquet: Full, sweet. Fruity, with hints of earthy minerals combined...
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COLOR: Ruby red, with slightly garnet hues.
PERFUME: Obvious spiciness and persistent complexity.
TASTE: Well-defined...
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100% Sangiovese planted to soils rich in calcareous and galestro marl in the zone of San Gimignano. Vineyards first...
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Intense and persistent red fruit with subtle spice on the nose. On the palate this Chianti is quite full bodied, but...
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The 2016 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Aluigi Campo ai Peri is fabulous. Bright, vibrant and intensely aromatic,...
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The 2018 Petresco is another stellar wine from Le Cinciole. Bright and focused, with striking explosive energy,...
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Sweet berry and cherry aromas with some sandalwood follow through to a medium body with firm, slightly chewy tannins...
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Mr. Tomato Man! 85% Sangiovese and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, sourced from Tuscan vineyards. Pizza wine unparalleled....
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Black cherry, bark and earth on the nose with some dark-mushroom character. It’s full-bodied with very soft tannins...
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Earthy aromas of wild mushroom and wet earth. Black cherry comes through on the palate, with taut structure and rich...
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Borghi D’Elsa has intense, fragrant and elegant aromas of blackberries and raspberries, with violet and Florentine...
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Borghi D’Elsa has intense, fragrant and elegant aromas of blackberries and raspberries, with violet and Florentine...
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Melini makes a single wine from its Radda property, La Selvanella, selected from the 50 hectares of vineyards which...
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A nose of mixed berries with a backbone of crushed stone, graphite and freshly ground pepper transitions onto a...
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The Chianti Riserva is bright ruby red in color with a nose of raspberry, blackberry and a touch of violet. On the...
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With a bright, ruby color, the wine has a pronounced bouquet of raspberries and blackberries, with hints of violets...
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Rated 93 - Mocha, ripe dark-skinned fruit and spice aromas entice with hint of new leather. On the medium-bodied,...
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The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino wafts up with a dark and dusty bouquet as dried flowers and crushed stone give way to...
Sangiovese Italy Tuscany
The name of this grape, meaning 'blood of Jove' conjures up evocative images of long dead civilizations, and gives the Sangiovese varietal a sense of the holy, the sacred, the special. Indeed, this particular type of Italian grape has been cultivated and processed for thousands of years, and is said to be the original favorite grape varietal of the Romans, and the Etruscans before them. Throughout history, vintners have continued to plant this varietal, and they continue to produce wonderful wines to this day. The long bunches of very dark, round fruit are treasured by fine wineries in Italy and a few other places around the world, and when young, these grapes are lively – full of strawberry flavors and a little spiciness. However, it is when they are aged in oak that they take on some truly special flavors and aromas, as seen in some of the finest wines of the Old World.
There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.
The central Italian region of Tuscany is widely understood to be one of the world's most famous and highly regarded wine regions. The beautiful rolling hillsides and medieval towns and castles which are a key feature of the area are also home to many of Europe's finest wineries, and extremely high quality vineyards growing the distinctive Sangiovese and Vernaccia grape varietals which are the flavorful backbone of Tuscany's wonderful red and white wines. For almost three thousand years, this region has been recognized as an ideal home for wine production on a large scale, and the ancient Etruscans, Greeks and Romans all noticed that fine grape varietals flourished on the unique soils and under the hot sunshine which typifies the area. Today, Tuscany is home to a wide range of wines, from the traditional to the complex, but all dedicated to excellent flavors and aromas, and maintaining the region's international reputation.