Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Avignonesi's annata Vino Nobile, 100 percent Prugnolo Gentile from Demeter-biodynamic Montepulciano vineyards.
Cuvées
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Banfi's blended-estate Brunello, the accessible entry into one of Italy's largest Brunello holdings.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
A traditionalist Chianti Classico honouring the 1872 Ricasoli formula: Sangiovese plus the rare Abrusco (Colorino-family) for colour and herbal lift, aged in large casks rather than barrique.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Caparzo's blended-estate Brunello, the accessible cuvee in the lighter northern Montalcino style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
One of Brunello's earliest single-vineyard Vigna designations, from the cooler northern Caparzo estate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Casanova di Neri's blended-estate Brunello, the modern accessible counterpart to Cerretalto and Tenuta Nuova.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Frescobaldi's blended-estate Brunello from the western Montalcino, in continuous production since 1989.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Old-school Sangiovese Riserva from Castelnuovo Berardenga, long-aged in large Slavonian botti.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Sangiovese-Cabernet blend from Castell'in Villa, the estate's modern Bordeaux-leaning IGT.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Riserva from Castello di Querceto, mid-weight Sangiovese with Canaiolo and Mammolo for aromatic perfume.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Single-vineyard Gran Selezione from the Picchio parcel at Lucolena, Sangiovese-led with a small Cabernet support.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Single-vineyard pure Sangiovese IGT from Castello di Querceto's La Corte parcel, modern barrique style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Single-vineyard Gran Selezione from the 600-metre Coltassala parcel at Radda, with a touch of Mammolo for aromatic perfume.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
The intense Vernaccia from 40-plus-year-old Pancole vines. More yellow-fruit weight and saline length than the annata, with the indigenous almond signature.
Cesani Luenzo
4.4
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
The Cesani family's Toscana IGT red. Sangiovese-led with Merlot weight, organic Pancole fruit, tonneaux ageing for soft tannin and savoury depth.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Textbook Pancole Vernaccia: green-apple and lemon-zest brightness with the indigenous almond-bitter finish and wet-stone salinity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Col d'Orcia's annata Brunello, traditional Slavonian-cask style from one of the largest organic estates in Italy.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Pure Cabernet Sauvignon from Col d'Orcia under the Sant'Antimo DOC.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Pure Sangiovese Toscana IGT from Felsina, denser and oakier than Rancia, blended across Chianti Classico and Colli Senesi vineyards.
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 · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Fontodi's annata, pure Sangiovese from organic vineyards at Panzano, with the house signature of violet and graphite.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Grattamacco's flagship Bolgheri Superiore, a Bordeaux-Sangiovese blend from the second-oldest Bolgheri estate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Traditional-style Brunello from Sant'Angelo in Colle, long-aged in Slavonian botti and consistently among the appellation's most rewarding.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Northern-Rhone-styled Syrah from the Olena estate, peppery and savoury with a graphite Tuscan spine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Vicky Schmitt-Vitali's ICEA-organic Chianti Classico Riserva, traditionally styled and small-batch.
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.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Single-vineyard Morellino di Scansano Riserva from Le Pupille, pure Sangiovese from the warm coastal Maremma.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Classic Chianti Classico Riserva from the Tignanello estate's vineyards, sour-cherry-and-tobacco profile with the structure of the Marchese cuvee.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Traditional Brunello from Castelnuovo dell'Abate, the southeastern Montalcino quadrant. Elegant and rose-perfumed.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Michele Satta's 100 percent Sangiovese Toscana IGT, a rarity on Bolgheri's Bordeaux-dominated coast.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Michele Satta's Syrah-led blend with Teroldego, the rare Trentino red joining a Bolgheri portfolio.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Michele Satta's flagship four-way Bolgheri blend, equal parts Sangiovese, Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Old-vine Chianti Rufina Riserva from Castello di Nipozzano, the elegant cool-climate counterpoint to Chianti Classico.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Panizzi's annata Vernaccia, the textbook expression of San Gimignano's indigenous white: green-apple, almond, saline.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Pure Sangiovese Toscana IGT from Poggio Antico, an early Brunello-style IGT outside the DOCG.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
High-elevation Brunello at 450-500 metres in the southern Montalcino, structured and herbal.
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 · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Pure Sangiovese Riserva from Riecine's Gaiole vineyards, the structure of La Gioia with shorter ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Joint-venture Sangiovese-Bordeaux blend at Gavorrano, housed in a Renzo Piano-designed cellar.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Riserva from CCPB-organic Salcheto's off-grid solar cellar, pure Prugnolo Gentile from old vines.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Sangiovese-led Gran Selezione from Castelnuovo Berardenga with a small slice of the rare indigenous Pugnitello grape.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
The flagship 100 percent Pugnitello bottling, deep and peppery from a grape San Felice rescued from extinction in the 1980s.
Torrione
4.5
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Petrolo's signature Sangiovese-Merlot-Cabernet blend, drawing from Boggina, Galatrona and Campo Lusso. The everyday face of the estate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Tua Rita's pure Sangiovese Suvereto DOCG, a coastal Maremma counterpoint to the Bordeaux-grape range.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Sangiovese-led Chianti Classico Riserva in a juicier, more accessible Antinori register, with cherry and tobacco at the core.
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).