Sangiovese

With more than 500 years of documented winemaking history (with a villa and cellars dating back to 1580), Argiano is one of the oldest and most important estates in Montalcino. And in recent years, one of the most successful including... Read More

From the only producer with 100% of their vines in the Grand Cru of Montosoli and one of the original 13 Brunello estates, a wine tempting now and drinking through 2040. As Wine Advocate says, Baricci's wines are some of the... Read More

As Wine Advocate notes, “Introduced in the early 1990s, Tenuta Nuova marked a stylistic turning point for the estate, emphasizing precision, ripeness and site expression.” Unlike most Brunello, the Neri family chooses... Read More

As Wine Advocate has written, “Casanova di Neri is one of the shining stars of Montalcino. Each successive vintage released brings us renewed understanding of the focus and the dedication demonstrated by the father and son... Read More

A stunning Rosso di Montalcino created to celebrate the winery's 50th anniveresary and founder Giovanni Neri. Wine Advocate explains in the 95 point rave for the 2021 edition, Sourced from the latest parcel (in the Sesti area)... Read More

Organic/Bio Since its debut in the 2003 vintage, Ciacci’s Brunello “Normale” has established itself as one of Montalcino’s greatest values – and finest wines! The fruit for this bottling comes from... Read More

Organic/Bio Always one of Brunello's best, in 2020 this is especially exciting right now and for years to come. The Suckling 98 point review has it right: Intense, vibrant aromas of strawberries and raspberries, together with... Read More

Organic/Bio A late release from the winery with a label celebrating the family's passion for bike racing! What's in your glass will prove their passion for wine. As Suckling says in the 94 point review, This is a beautifully... Read More

Organic/Bio A late release from the winery with a label celebrating the family's passion for bike racing! One of the wines of the vintage in 2018. As Suckling says in the 97 point review, This is so complex, with lifting citrus... Read More

Tuscany’s Sangiovese grape gives a different wine in Brunello than in Chianti to the north: darker, fleshier, richer, more perfumed and, often, needing many more years to really be delicious. At Donna Olga, winegrower Olga... Read More

Organic/Bio What you're looking for when you're looking for Chianti Classico. And what you’ll be glad to be drinking even if you assumed Chianti was not for you! Ohio native Frank Grace fell in love with this slice... Read More

Beautiful, compelling, robust and somehow still elegant and silky pure - those are my notes from two bottles of this. Which echoes the complements in 95 point reviews from three different professional critics. As usual, Monica... Read More

Organic/Bio Essentially the winery's Brunello Riserva, this is powerful and intense but unwinds beautifully. As Vinous says in the 96 point review, The classy 2020 Brunello di Montalcino Vigna Schiena d'Asino is coy and... Read More

We love how Mastrojanni delivers plenty of flavor and structual intensity without anything overdone or tiring. In this cheerful Sangiovese Grosso from plots across the estate, you'll see what we mean. As Vinous says in the... Read More

Organic/Bio The Ormanni family doesn't chase fame - they just make really delicious Chianti year-after-year and let us take it home at a fair price. As Vinous says in the 91 point review, it's a wine of real character.... Read More

Organic/Bio Here’s proof that great farming and straight-ahead winemaking can deliver fine Chianti – and even finer value! – from outside the Classico zone. More and more Chianti is either all Sangiovese or Sangiovese... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV While this has the pedigree of a fine Chianti, neither the style nor the pricetag is very Chianti-like! It's 100% Sangiovese from a small vineyard of mature vines (26-46 years-old) near Siena in the Chianti... Read More

Sangiovese from Montepulciano is naturally a little darker and more powerful than from Chianti, and Poliziano leans into that with plenty of dark color and a spicy oak sheen. As Suckling says in the 92 point review, A modern Vino... Read More

Organic/Bio San Felipo's location in the cooler, northeastern, part of the Burnello Zone allowed them to craft a remarkably fresh and supple wine in 2018. As Wine Advocate says in the 93 point review, The 2018 Brunello di... Read More

This big, dark, extracted Brunello that's still showing a bit of spice from it's 24 months in small, mostly new, French oak. And you should probably wait a year or two before digging in...but, wow! Is it ever impressive... Read More

A bold, rich and lightly earthy Chianti blend of 85% Sangiovese, 10% Canaiolo and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon all aged two years in older Slavonian oak. There's plenty of ripe black cherry and strawberry fruit to go with the earth,... Read More

With its recent elevation to DOCG, it’s great to see the fine Colli Fiorentini region of Tuscany get the recognition it deserves – at least when the wines come from Torre a Cona! It’s 90% Sangiovese and 10% Colorino,... Read More

Organic/Bio Founder/owner Andrea Cortonesi launched Uccelliera in 1986 by purchasing a few hectares of land that had been part of the famous Ciacci Piccolomini estate in the warm southern Castelnuovo dell'Abate part of the... Read More