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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2019 CHIANTI DON GUIDO Montalbano Fattoria La Collina
Chianti Tuscany Italy 13.5% Red
Canaiolo, Malvasia, Sangiovese.
A blend of 90% Sangiovese 5% Canaiolo and 5% Malvasia Nera. Jacopo Morganti's flagship wine improves year on year as he gets to know the plots better and the average vine age increases. Good weight and typical Chianti id...(read more)
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2019 CHIANTI Haurio Colli Senesi Mormoraia
Tuscany Italy Red
Sangiovese.
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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2016 CABURNIO Tenuta Monteti
Bolgheri Tuscany Italy 14% Red
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Alicante Bouschet.
Jancis Robinson's Favourite Reds 2021
An intense mix of Bordeaux grapes and southern Tuscan style, to be drunk any time over the next few years.

2020 CHIANTI CLASSICO Poggerino
Tuscany Italy 13.5% Red
Sangiovese.
Lovely nose, bright bramble, dark cherry fruit, nice oak mocha & coffee. Palate has great grip, rich black fruit core, fine tannins, some sweetness and bright acidity, leather and cedar. This wine, that Piero calls h...(read more)
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2019 CHIANTI CLASSICO Castagnoli
Chianti Tuscany Italy Red
Sangiovese. Certified Organic
A very refined and delicious Chianti - bright cherry and raspberry fruit and good acidity makes this instantly juicy and sappy and supple-textured. Very refined and long.
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2019 BOLGHERI ROSSO Le Macchiole
Bolgheri Tuscany Italy 14.5% Red
Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah. Practising Organic
Mid ruby. Low-key but quite intriguing nose. Relatively soft with tannins that are already resolved. Well mannered for current drinking with some tannins evident on the finish providing reassurance for the medium term.
Jancis Robinson OBE MW
2018 ROSSO DI MONTALCINO Padelletti
Tuscany Italy 13.5% Red
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Another soaring beauty from Padelletti, layered aromatics of dried flowers, herbs and plums, that remain poised and gentle. In the mouth there is a dark fruitiness, cherry and plum, just a hint of savouriness and then th...(read more)
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2017 TASSINAIA Castello del Terriccio
Maremma Tuscany Italy 14% Red
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah.
The Castello del Terriccio 2017 Tassinaia is Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah with a generous and rich style that speaks of the vintage and the warm growing conditions on the Tuscan Coast. Like many of the other blen...(read more)
Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate (www.robertparker.com)
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2015 TERRAZZE CHIANTI CLASSICO Riserva Castagnoli
Chianti Tuscany Italy 14.5% Red
Sangiovese. Certified Organic
Grown in very hard-to-manage narrow terraces on a precipitous slope, with each vine on a pole, so everything has to be done by hand. Undoubtedly hideously hard work but the result is one of the most complete and refined...(read more)
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