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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Azienda Agricola Boasso, Langhe Nebbiolo, 2024
Medium-Full Bodied
The family’s ‘baby Barolo’ has performed very well in this cooler summer. Perfumed,...
OriginItaly
RegionPiedmont
ColourRed
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
CodeBOA724
GrapeNebbiolo
Azienda Agricola Boasso, Langhe Nebbiolo, 2022
Medium-Full Bodied
Given one year in barrel. Youthful tone. Scent of red berries with vanilla. Juicy strawberry...
OriginItaly
RegionPiedmont
ColourRed
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
CodeBOA722
GrapeNebbiolo
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Taliano, Nebbiolo d'Alba, Blagheur, 2022
Medium Bodied
A Blagheur, in the local, half-French dialect, is one who exaggerates. But this is no bluffer...
OriginItaly
RegionPiedmont
ColourRed
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
CodeTAN322
GrapeNebbiolo
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Rocca, Negroamaro, Salento, 2023
Medium Bodied
This is one of the best selling reds at our Stockbridge shop – partly owing to the patriotic...
OriginItaly
RegionPuglia
ColourRed
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeROD223
GrapeNegroamaro
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Rocca, Primitivo, Salento, 2025
Medium Bodied
Part of this wine is aged in large, older barrels, just rounding it out. Crushed strawberry...
OriginItaly
RegionPuglia
ColourRed
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeROD725
GrapePrimitivo
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The Dolcetto grape, literally “the little sweet one”, crafted like this makes a bright,...
OriginItaly
RegionPiedmont
ColourRed
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeTAN424
GrapeDolcetto
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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
Il Traliccio, Sangiove Rubicone IGT, 2025
Light-bodied
Light, simple, juicy and cherry-accented. Certainly easy to drink on its own. A Sangiovese from...
OriginItaly
RegionAbruzzo
ColourRed
ABV11%
Bottle75cl
CodeILT425
GrapeSangiovese
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“Superiore” may be added if the wine is aged for a year prior to release, of which at least...
OriginItaly
RegionPiedmont
ColourRed
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
CodeBOA624
GrapeBarbera
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I Fabbri, Chianti Classico Riserva, 2021
Medium Bodied
100% old vine Sangiovese Grosso: a selection from the first-picked grapes given a year in 500l....
OriginItaly
RegionTuscany
ColourRed
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeIFA321
GrapeSangiovese
I Fabbri, Chianti Classico, Lamole, 2022
Medium Bodied
"From the high-elevation vineyards of Lamole. 100% Sangiovese from some of Susanna...
OriginItaly
RegionTuscany
ColourRed
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeIFA122
GrapeSangiovese
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The name means ‘One Plus One’ and this is a very approachable blend of Puglia’s most best...
OriginItaly
RegionPuglia
ColourRed
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeBIA125
GrapeNero di Troia & Primitivo
