Sangiovese

**Sangiovese** is a red grape and the signature variety of Tuscany, the heart of Italy's most famous reds. On the island of Corsica it is known as Nielluccio. **In the glass** — medium ruby, sometimes with a garnet tinge, offering aromas of sour cherry, red plum, tomato leaf and dried herbs; the palate is savoury, with high acidity, firm and grippy tannin and medium body. **Where it grows** — it is the sole or dominant grape of Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, each expressing a different weight and structure, and it also features in Super Tuscan blends; beyond Italy it appears in California, Argentina and Australia. **At the table** — made for tomato-based pasta, pizza and grilled meats. **Cellaring** — top Brunello and Chianti Classico examples age gracefully for a decade or more.

Wines

• 1877 Chianti — Ruffino
• Affresco — Poliziano
• AmerItal — Goosecross Cellars
• Ameri — Podere San Cristoforo
• Anghelos — De Angelis
• Anorà Chianti Riserva — Poggiosecco
• Antico Feudo Toscana IGT — Barone Ricasoli
• Antinori Chianti Classico Villa Antinori Riserva — Tuscany
• Antinori Villa Antinori Toscana IGT — Tuscany
• Arezzo — Stone's Throw Winery
• Azelio — Fattoria Zerbina
• Aziano Chianti Classico — Ruffino
• Basilica Solatio Riserva — Fattoria di Cafaggio
• Benevento Rosso — Lidl (own label / Cielo e Terra or similar Italian supplier)
• Berardenga Chianti Classico Riserva — Fèlsina
• Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino — Sangiovese Grosso
• Blood of Jupiter — Albio
• Bocale Montefalco Rosso — Umbria
• Broccato — Dievole
• Brunello di Montalcino — Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona