Where to taste Petit Verdot in Tuscany: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.

Petit Verdot estates in Tuscany

Argiano ★ 4.9

Brunello di Montalcino DOCG and Toscana IGTSangiovese Grosso, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot125 haFounded 1580Andre Esteves (Brazilian financier; acquired from Countess Noemi Marone Cinzano in 2013)Winemaker Bernardino SaniBrunello di Montalcino DOCG

Renaissance villa estate at Sant'Angelo in Colle dating to 1580. Wine Spectator named the 2018 Brunello its Wine of the Year for 2023 (95 points), the first Italian wine to claim that ranking in two decades.

Tasting: Cellar tours, tasting flights and the Casa di Argiano dining experience at the Renaissance villa.

Signature wines: argiano-brunello-di-montalcino, argiano-vigna-del-suolo, argiano-solengo

Scores: Wine Spectator 95 (2018), Wine Advocate 93 (2018)

Sant'Angelo in Colle, 53024 Montalcino, Siena, Italy Book →

Col d'Orcia ★ 4.7

Brunello di Montalcino DOCG and Toscana IGTSangiovese Grosso, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Petit Verdot145 haFounded 1890Conte Francesco Marone CinzanoWinemaker Pablo HarriICEABrunello di Montalcino DOCG

Cinzano family estate at Sant'Angelo in Colle, 145 hectares of vines under one of Italy's largest organic conversions (certified ICEA 2013). Poggio al Vento Riserva is the historic cru.

Tasting: Estate tours, cellar visits and tastings by reservation; one of the largest organic-certified estates in Italy.

Signature wines: col-dorcia-poggio-al-vento-riserva, col-dorcia-brunello-di-montalcino, col-dorcia-olmaia

Scores: Wine Advocate 96 (2015), Vinous 95 (2016)

Localita Sant'Angelo in Colle, 53024 Montalcino, Siena, Italy Book →

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia ★ 4.9

Bolgheri Superiore DOC and Toscana IGTCabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Sauvignon Blanc115 haFounded 1981Frescobaldi family (acquired full ownership 2005)Winemaker Marco Balsimelli (estate director); Olga Fusari, head winemakerICEABolgheri DOC

Bolgheri estate founded by Lodovico Antinori in 1981 and fully owned by Frescobaldi since 2005. Bordeaux-cloned reds with Masseto and Ornellaia as flagships; the estate is ICEA-organic certified.

Tasting: Cellar tours, vineyard walks and tutored tastings by appointment; the Vendemmia d'Artista label programme is on display at the cellar.

Signature wines: ornellaia, le-volte-dell-ornellaia, ornellaia-bianco, le-serre-nuove-dell-ornellaia

Scores: Wine Spectator 96 (1998), Wine Advocate 98 (2015)

Localita Ornellaia 191, 57022 Bolgheri, Livorno, Italy Book →

Tenuta Guado al Tasso ★ 4.8

Bolgheri Superiore DOC and Toscana IGTCabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Vermentino, Syrah320 haFounded 1990Marchesi Antinori (the Antinori family's Bolgheri estate, separate producer slug from Marchesi Antinori in Chianti Classico)Winemaker Renzo Cotarella (Antinori chief winemaker); Pierluigi Talamo, estate directorBolgheri DOC

Antinori's Bolgheri estate, established as a standalone vineyard in 1990 from the family's 1932 land purchase. 320 hectares; Guado al Tasso Superiore is flagship.

Tasting: Cellar visits, vineyard walks and the Osteria Magona village kitchen at Bolgheri; bookings via the Antinori hospitality desk.

Signature wines: guado-al-tasso, il-bruciato, scalabrone, matarocchio

Scores: Wine Advocate 97 (2015), Vinous 97 (2018)

Localita Belvedere 116, 57020 Bolgheri, Livorno, Italy Book →

Fattoria Le Pupille ★ 4.8

Morellino di Scansano DOCG, Maremma Toscana DOC and Toscana IGTSangiovese (Morellino), Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Alicante, Vermentino80 haFounded 1985Elisabetta Geppetti and familyWinemaker Luca d'Attoma (consulting) with Cosimo Cossutti, estate enologistMorellino di Scansano DOCG

Maremma estate built by Elisabetta Geppetti from her 1985 inheritance into the region's reference producer. Saffredi (Cabernet-Merlot-Alicante IGT) and Morellino anchor the range.

Tasting: Cellar tours, vineyard walks and tasting flights by reservation; Saffredi is the long-running Super Tuscan flagship.

Signature wines: le-pupille-saffredi, le-pupille-poggio-valente, le-pupille-morellino-di-scansano

Scores: Wine Advocate 97 (2019), Vinous 95 (2018)

Localita Piagge del Maiano 92A, 58051 Magliano in Toscana, Grosseto, Italy Book →

Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico DOCG ★ 4.5

Chianti Classico DOCGSangiovese, Merlot, Petit Verdot€18-22 retail

High-elevation Radda annata from the medieval Volpaia village. Cool-site Sangiovese gives mountain-Chianti lift and red-cherry-and-violet poise for under twenty euros at the cellar door.

Tip: The 18-euro at-cellar price for the latest annata is one of the best deals in Chianti Classico; order a case before leaving the village.

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