Italian Red Wines
The complexity of Italy is remarkable: so many different grapes, most autochthonous (i.e. native to Italy) and many only grown regionally.
The two key quality red grapes are: Sangiovese, grown all over Tuscany and beyond, and best known for Chianti, and reds made at Montepulciano and Montalcino; and Nebbiolo, the top red of Piedmont, best known for the wines of Barolo and Barbaresco.
Beyond that there are splendid red grapes which can thrive in southern Italy’s heat, from Nero d’Avola and Negroamaro to Aglianico and Primitivo; and the lighter reds of Italy’s north, from Dolcetto to the west; and east of Milan Corvina and Rondinella, the grapes for Valpolicella and Amarone.
The success in the 1970s of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grown on the Tuscan coast at Bolgheri persuaded many in Tuscany and further afield to plant these varieties, plus Syrah; but more recently growers seem to be pulling back from producing these so-called "Super Tuscans".
Italian wine production is marked by two strong and mutually supportive initiatives: the Slow Food movement, which started in Italy, and which celebrates small-scale, artisanal cellars; and a widespread adoption of organic cultivation. Several of our growers, including Di Filippo, Il Palagione and Fiorano farm organically.
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Fiorano, I Paoli Sangiovese, Marche IGT, 2023
Light to mid Bodied
Named after the owners/winemakers Paolo and Paola, this has become one of our most popular...
OriginItaly
RegionMarche
ColourRed
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeFIO123
GrapeSangiovese
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Fiorano, I Paoli Sangiovese, Marche IGT, 2024
Light to mid Bodied
Named after the owners/winemakers Paolo and Paola, this has become one of our most popular...
OriginItaly
RegionMarche
ColourRed
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeFIO12
GrapeSangiovese
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Begali, Recioto della Valpolicella, 2021 [50cl.]
Sweet, Rich
Red Recioto della Valpolicella is made after careful late picking of ripe bunches (of Corvina...
OriginItaly
RegionVeneto
ColourRed
ABV13.5%
Bottle50cl
CodeBEF621
GrapeCorvina
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Talosa, Chianti Colli Senesi, 2022
Medium bodied
Talosa is principally a producer of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. This comes in part from the...
OriginItaly
RegionTuscany
ColourRed
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
CodeTAK322
GrapeSangiovese
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Col di Lamo, Rosso di Montalcino, 2022
Full Bodied
This wine sells out so quickly in Italy that we have missed the last vintages, but this has...
OriginItaly
RegionTuscany
ColourRed
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
CodeCDL122
GrapeSangiovese
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Le Lupinaie, Morellino di Scansano, 2022
Medium-Bodied
It's not just English people who long to live on a farm in Tuscany - in 1991 Aldo...
OriginItaly
RegionTuscany
ColourRed
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeLUP122
GrapeSangiovese
MAGNUM Le Lupinaie, Morellino di Scansano, 2022
Medium-Bodied
It's not just English people who long to live on a farm in Tuscany - in 1991 Aldo...
OriginItaly
RegionTuscany
ColourRed
ABV13.5%
Magnum150cl
CodeLUP922
GrapeSangiovese
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MAGNUM, Azienda Agricola Boasso, Langhe Nebbiolo, 2022
Medium-Full Bodied
Given one year in barrel. Youthful, soft tone. Scent of red berries. Juicy strawberry and...
OriginItaly
RegionPiedmont
ColourRed
ABV14%
Magnum150cl
CodeBOA822
GrapeNebbiolo
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Azienda Agricola Boasso, Langhe Nebbiolo, 2022
Medium-Full Bodied
of red berries. Juicy strawberry and raspberry heart, showing just a little of the Nebbiolo...
OriginItaly
RegionPiedmont
ColourRed
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
CodeBOA722
GrapeNebbiolo
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Rocca, Primitivo, Salento, 2023
Medium Bodied
Part of this wine is aged in large, older barrels, just rounding it out. Crushed strawberry...
OriginItaly
RegionPuglia
ColourRed
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeROD723
GrapePrimitivo
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Rocca, Negroamaro, Salento, 2022
Medium Bodied
Well-made example of this masculine southern grape, aged part in stainless steel and part in...
OriginItaly
RegionPuglia
ColourRed
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeROD222
GrapeNegroamaro
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Rosso Piceno Superiore comes from a group of 13 villages near Ascoli Piceno. This example is...
OriginItaly
RegionMarche
ColourRed
ABV14.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeFIO321
GrapeMontepulciano & Sangiovese
