Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Argiano's annata Brunello from the Renaissance Sant'Angelo in Colle estate. The 2018 vintage was named Wine Spectator's Wine of the Year 2023.
Cuvées
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Single-vineyard Brunello from Argiano's central south-facing parcel, introduced 2015 by oenologist Bernardino Sani.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Cult Vin Santo from raisined Sangiovese (Prugnolo Gentile), 10+ years in caratelli; one of Italy's most fabled sweet wines.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The founding Brunello, traditionally styled in Slavonian botti from the Greppo estate's Sangiovese Grosso vines.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Released only in exceptional vintages, the Riserva is one of the world's most fabled wines for cellar capacity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-vineyard Vino Nobile Riserva from a 1968-planted parcel; one of the appellation's most precise bottlings.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Capezzana's flagship Vin Santo from raisined Trebbiano and San Colombano, 8 to 10 years in caratelli.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Single-vineyard Brunello from Casanova di Neri's Cerretalto cru, one of Montalcino's most concentrated cuvees.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Modern-style Brunello selection from the Tenuta Nuova vineyards; Wine Spectator named the 2001 vintage its 2006 Wine of the Year.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Castello di Ama's cult 100 percent Merlot Toscana IGT from a tiny Gaiole parcel, plush and graphite-mineral.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-vineyard Gran Selezione from Castello di Ama's Bellavista parcel at Gaiole, with rose-petal aromatics and iron-mineral intensity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The Merlot-leaning sibling to Bellavista, deeper-fruited with mocha and dark cherry through a long Sangiovese acid spine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The Ricasoli flagship: pure Sangiovese with red-cherry and orange-peel aromatics over a graphite acid spine and soft, layered tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-vineyard Sangiovese Riserva from the limestone-rich Rancia parcel at Castelnuovo Berardenga; bone-dry, iron-mineral, age-worthy.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Pure Sangiovese Toscana IGT from the Conca d'Oro amphitheatre at Panzano, polished and graphite-toned with extraordinary precision.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-vineyard Gran Selezione from Fontodi's Sorbo parcel, formerly a Cabernet blend and now pure Sangiovese.
Galatrona
4.9
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Italy's reference 100 percent Merlot away from Bolgheri. Black cherry, blackberry and violet over a graphite-iron mineral spine, with polished oak and firm tannin in support.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Grattamacco's flagship Bolgheri Superiore, a Bordeaux-Sangiovese blend from the second-oldest Bolgheri estate.
Guado al Tasso
4.8
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Antinori's flagship Bolgheri Superiore DOC, a polished Bordeaux blend from the family's coastal Bolgheri estate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Pure Sangiovese Toscana IGT created by Paolo De Marchi to bottle the best vineyard at Olena outside DOCG strictures; rose-and-graphite precision.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Cult 100 percent Merlot Toscana IGT from Le Macchiole, often compared to its Masseto neighbour.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Italy's most celebrated pure Cabernet Franc Toscana IGT, from Le Macchiole at Bolgheri.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Le Macchiole's pure Syrah Toscana IGT, peppery and savoury with a coastal Bolgheri mineral edge.
Le Pergole Torte
4.9
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The canonical pure-Sangiovese IGT. Red cherry, rose and dried herbs over a tobacco-and-iron core; long, linear finish that rewards a decade or more in bottle.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Maremma's flagship Super Tuscan, a Bordeaux blend with a touch of Alicante from Le Pupille.
Masseto
5.0
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
100 percent Merlot from a 7-hectare blue-clay parcel inside the Ornellaia estate. Widely considered Italy's most prestigious Merlot and a global benchmark for the variety outside Bordeaux.
Matarocchio
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Pure Cabernet Franc Bolgheri Superiore from Antinori, the estate's single-varietal showcase from a 4-hectare parcel.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-vineyard pure Sangiovese from the high-elevation Montesodi parcel at Nipozzano, the Rufina region's elegant calling card.
Ornellaia
4.9
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Lodovico Antinori's Bolgheri Bordeaux-blend, founded 1981. Bolgheri Superiore DOC under Frescobaldi ownership; Wine Spectator Wine of the Year 2001 for the 1998 vintage.
Ornellaia Bianco
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Ornellaia's coastal Bolgheri DOC Bianco, oak-aged Sauvignon Blanc-led blend introduced 2013.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Classical southeastern Montalcino Brunello: rose-and-dried-cherry aromatics, iron-and-leather core, finely chiselled tannins, very long finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The Riserva amplifies the house signature: rose-petal and dried-cherry depth, iron-and-leather backbone, a very long balsamic finish. Released only in exceptional vintages.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Single-vineyard Vino Nobile from the donkey-shaped Asinone hillside, the appellation's most consistently reviewed wine.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Italy's pioneering barrique-aged Chardonnay, in continuous production at the high-altitude Pomino estate since 1973.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Tuscany's most age-worthy oak-aged white, a Chardonnay-Pinot Bianco blend modelled on Burgundy.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Sangiovese-Cabernet Toscana IGT from biodynamic Greve in Chianti vineyards, polished and graphite-toned.
Riecine La Gioia
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Riecine's flagship pure Sangiovese IGT from Gaiole, vegan-vinified and ICEA-organic, with rose-and-iron precision.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Rocca di Frassinello's flagship pure Merlot Maremma Toscana DOC, named for the estate's mascot wild boar.
Sassicaia
5.0
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The founding Super Tuscan: a Bordeaux blend planted at Bolgheri in 1944 by Mario Incisa della Rocchetta. Granted its own single-estate DOC in 1994.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-vineyard pure Sangiovese Chianti Rufina Riserva from Selvapiana's Bucerchiale parcel, library-aged.
Siepi
4.8
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
A 50/50 Sangiovese-Merlot Super Tuscan from the historic Siepi vineyard at 850 feet. Black plum, sandalwood and tobacco over a firm cedar-and-cherry core.
Solaia
4.9
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Cabernet-led sibling of Tignanello, denser and more international in profile, with cassis and graphite intensity over a long Tuscan acid spine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Single-vineyard Sangiovese from the Intistieti parcel, the sibling cuvee to Case Basse with subtle iron-and-iris perfume.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Soldera's flagship pure Sangiovese, now under Toscana IGT after withdrawing from Brunello DOCG. Ethereal, perfumed, profound.
Tignanello
4.8
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Sangiovese-led Super Tuscan with a Bordeaux skeleton: violet-and-cherry aromatics, firm graphite tannins and a long savoury finish that rewards bottle age.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Tua Rita's flagship 100 percent Merlot Toscana IGT from Suvereto on the Val di Cornia, awarded 100 points by Wine Advocate for the 2000 vintage.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Capezzana's flagship Carmignano DOCG, Sangiovese-Cabernet from the original Tuscan appellation to allow Cabernet (since the 18th century).