Tuscany
For most people, the first region anyone thinks of when thinking about Italian red wine. Chianti and Sangiovese dominate the region. Chianti covers a wide swathe of central Tuscany, much it a long way from the original Chianti Classico district between Florence and Sienna. Consequently the name Chianti can be applied to all manner of wines from all manner of wineries, but well-chosen they can be very good.
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2023 CHIANTI DON GUIDO Montalbano Fattoria La Collina
Chianti Tuscany Italy 13.5% Red
Canaiolo, Malvasia, Sangiovese.

2021 CHIANTI Haurio Colli Senesi Mormoraia
Tuscany Italy 14% Red
Sangiovese. Certified Organic
Just such a sleek and supple style, filled with woodland fruits, briar, plum and fragrant herbs. Lovely feel and grip, lots of ripe berry fruit in the core, then delicate aniseed and herbs. Great with stews, roasts and o...(read more)
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2020 MORELLINO DI SCANSANO Heba Fattoria di Magliano
Maremma Tuscany Italy 13.5% Red
Syrah, Sangiovese. Certified Organic
95% Sangiovese, 5% Syrah. Rocky soils, and low pH in the wines. Aged in concrete and then in bottle. Mid ruby. Savoury, lightly smoky dark-red fruit with a slight savoury/meaty quality (but clean). Smooth, gently chewy t...(read more)
Julia Harding MW, www.JancisRobinson.com
2018 CABURNIO Tenuta Monteti
Bolgheri Tuscany Italy 13.5% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Alicante Bouschet.
Touch smoky, cherry and herb, blackberry and plum, mint and tobacco. Lovely weight in the mouth, bright, deeply fruited core, some flesh, cassis and cherries, rich tannic frame, but beautifully ripe and balanced.
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2022 ROSSO DI MONTALCINO Collemattoni
Tuscany Italy 14.5% Red
Sangiovese.
Nice fruit concentration but perhaps a tad shy at the moment, cherries and damsons, touch herbal. In the mouth that bounce of the vintage, fresh but great fruit weight, damsons and cherries, earth, mocha and herbs.
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2021 CHIANTI CLASSICO Castagnoli
Chianti Tuscany Italy 14.5% Red
Sangiovese. Certified Organic
Red cherry and damson, balsamic spice, as always very elegant. Bright acid on the entry, crisp woodland fruits, earth, tobacco and spice. Great length, this wine makes you salivate with a lovely push of liquorice on the...(read more)
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2022 LE DIFESE Tenuta San Guido Incisa della Rocchetta
Bolgheri Tuscany Italy 13.5% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese.
The 2022 Le Difese is plump, juicy and expressive, all of which make it a fine choice for drinking now and over the next handful of years. Crushed flowers, succulent red cherry fruit, mint, spice and blood orange all rac...(read more)
Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com
2020 TASSINAIA Castello del Terriccio
Bolgheri Tuscany Italy 14% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot.
The 2020 Tassinaia is a triumphant return to the heady highs of the magnificent 2015 vintage. An almost exactly even blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot which, after having been aged for 16 months in a mix of 2-3 year...(read more)
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2022 BOLGHERI ROSSO Le Macchiole
Bolgheri Tuscany Italy 14% Red
Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Franc.
50% Merlot, 20% Cab Sauv & Franc, 10% Syrah, aged in stainless steel and older oak then concrete. Black cherry, blackberry and plum fruit, good fruit density, dark and nicely delivered with chocolate and spice on the...(read more)
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2021 ROSSO DI MONTALCINO Padelletti
Tuscany Italy 14.5% Red
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Lovely delicate floral and dusty, cherry, balsamic, chocolate notes. In the mouth there are lovely layered ripe red fruits, balsamic, leather, chocolate and fragrant herbs and flowers. Elegant and light on it's feet, but...(read more)
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