The cellar

Top-rated Sangiovese

Every wine

The highest-rated Sangiovese bottlings we have reviewed, one per producer.

4.9 Tuscany Argiano Brunello di Montalcino Argiano 4.9 Tuscany Avignonesi Occhio di Pernice Vin Santo Avignonesi 4.9 Tuscany Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino Biondi-Santi 4.7 Umbria Rubesco Riserva Vigna Monticchio Lungarotti 4.6 Umbria Pictoricius Terre Margaritelli

Good value

Sangiovese under €25

The best-rated Sangiovese bottles we have reviewed that sell for under €25, one per producer, from every region we cover.

4.3 Tuscany Cesani Chianti Colli Senesi Azienda Agricola Cesani 4.2 Tuscany Le Pupille Morellino di Scansano Fattoria Le Pupille 4.2 Tuscany Panizzi Vertigo Chianti Colli Senesi Panizzi 4.2 Tuscany Salcheto Rosso di Montepulciano Salcheto 4.1 Tuscany Castiglioni Chianti Frescobaldi Tenuta di Castiglioni 4.0 Umbria Boccatone Tabarrini 4.0 Umbria Rubesco Lungarotti 4.0 Umbria Selezione Antonio Chiorri Rosso Chiorri

At the table

What to eat with Sangiovese

Food pairing guide

The dishes our editors pair with Sangiovese, grouped by kind of food, each with the bottle it comes from. Sangiovese food pairing →

Region by region

Where Sangiovese is made

4 regions, with their best Sangiovese bottles and the estates that make them.

Wine and cheese

Cheese with Sangiovese

Every cheese
Pecorino Toscano Our pick Aged Pecorino Toscano is firm and fragrant, with a sweet rather than salty taste. Chianti's high acidity and cherry fruit cut through the paste, and the cheese's mildness leaves the wine's grip intact. Chianti Classico and Chianti, Tuscany: Fontodi Chianti Classico · Brolio Bettino Chianti Classico · Isole e Olena Chianti Classico
Pecorino stagionato in botte Our pick A sliceable sheep's milk pecorino rubbed with olive oil and herbs wants a red with grip but not heavy tannin. Sangiovese-led Montefalco Rosso gives red fruit, medium tannin and freshness that carry the thyme and mint notes. Montefalco Rosso DOC, Umbria: Boccatone · Ziggurat · Montefalco Rosso
Pecorino delle Balze Volterrane Our pick The stagionato and da asserbo (6 to over 12 months) are firm, herbal and peppery. Gran Selezione, the top Chianti Classico tier, is full-bodied with firm tannin and high acidity, so a wheel of that age is not overwhelmed. Chianti Classico Gran Selezione, Tuscany: Castello di Ama Vigneto Bellavista · Castello di Ama Vigneto La Casuccia · Fontodi Vigna del Sorbo
Pecorino di Norcia Our pick Pecorino di Norcia is piquant. Full-bodied Umbria IGT reds built on Cabernet, Merlot or Syrah, with medium to firm tannin, have the weight to meet an aged wheel without being flattened by its sharpness. Full-bodied Umbrian IGT reds (Cabernet, Merlot, Syrah), Umbria: San Giorgio
Pecorino di Pienza Our pick Aged Pienza has an intense aroma and good saltiness. A Chianti Classico Riserva, Sangiovese with high acidity and the grip of longer ageing, has the structure to hold its own against that salt. Chianti Classico Riserva, Tuscany: Felsina Rancia Chianti Classico Riserva · Marchese Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva · Castell'in Villa Chianti Classico Riserva
Caciottone di Norcia Our pick The riserva caciottone, 121 to 365 days, is fragrant and lasting with a marked cream aftertaste. Torgiano Rosso Riserva, 100% Sangiovese and full-bodied with medium to firm tannin, matches that persistence. Torgiano Rosso Riserva, Umbria: Rubesco Riserva Vigna Monticchio · Pictoricius

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