Italy
Italian 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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Product Code: PON616
Ca’ di Ponti, Nero d’Avola, IGT Sicilia, 2016
“A characterful blend of Nero d’Avola from Sicily - including some concentrated old vine fruit - vinified at a co-operative in Piedmont. We...”
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Product Code: CNV115
Conviviale, Primitivo, Salento, 2015
“Bittersweet , brambly fruit - quite punchy and lively, but also supple. Discreet smokiness. One for robust Mediterranean cuisine: tomatoes, peppers,...”
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Product Code: CDL114
Col di Lamo, Rosso di Montalcino, 2014
“100% Sangiovese, aged in old vats. A bold and forward wine: black cherry attack, with a liqueur richness and a hint of dried fruit. Already very...”
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Product Code: TAK116
Talosa, Rosso di Montepulciano, 2016
“From the estate’s younger vines of Sangiovese, with 15% mixed between Merlot and local Canaiolo and Mammolo, given 6-8 months in old barrels. Good...”
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Product Code: TAK613
Talosa, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva, 2013
“2013 was a cool vintage, so this is from grapes picked in late October. This combines plenty of power with splendid aromatics - all cooked cherries,...”
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Product Code: ALA115
Araldica, Barbera, Piemonte, 2015
“Youthful purple. Scent of plum and candied cherries: then a bittersweet, sharp black cherry flavour with a touch of vanilla. Mildly crunchy, lively...”
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Product Code: BEF116
Begali, Valpolicella Classico, 2016
“Basically 2/3 Corvina and 1/3 Rondinella, unoaked. This is the sort of life-enhancing wine which restores one’s faith in Valpolicella. A pretty...”
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Product Code: BEF215
Begali, Valpolicella Ripasso, La Cengia, 2015
“2/3 Corvina and 1/3 Rondinella, crafted in the Ripasso style by which the wine is left on the skins of the desiccated grapes used after the...”
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Product Code: BEF413
Begali, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, 2013
“A lovely example of the famed Amarone style, made from selected bunches of grapes dried in the autumn on straw to concentrate the sugars and dry...”
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Product Code: TAN115
Taliano, A Bon Rendre, Barbera d'Alba, 2015
“About 1/3 of the wine is aged in old vats. Pure perfume of fresh fruit - consistent with a silky and juicy glass, redolent of blackberries,...”
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Product Code: GLI211
Cantina del Glicine, Barbera d’Alba, La Sconsolata, 2011
“This includes about 10% Nebbiolo and is aged in the traditional large Slavonian oak vats. Good deep colour. Refined from the outset, with a gentle...”
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Product Code: ROD115
Rocca, Chianti, 2015
“A simple, light and true Chianti, bright purple in hue, with a cherry perfume and a light bodied heart of cherry and raspberry. An uncomplicated,...”
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Product Code: FIO116
Fiorano, Sangiovese, Marche IGT 2016
“The latest vintage of this Sangiovese is as stunning as ever, appealing to all who enjoy youthful and juicy reds. Bright red cherries to the fore,...”
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Product Code: FIO315
Fiorano, Terre di Giobbe, Rosso Piceno Superiore DOC 2015
“Rosso Piceno Superiore comes from a group of 13 villages near Ascoli Piceno. This example is from 80% Montepulciano and 20% Sangiovese, aged in old...”
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Product Code: PAL115
Il Palagione, Caelum, Chianti Colli Senesi, 2015
“An example of how wonderful the 2015 vintage is in Tuscany. 100% Sangiovese given some ageing in old barrels. Really ripe brambly and cherry aroma,...”
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![Begali, Recioto della Valpolicella, 2012 [50cl]](https://www.stonevine.co.uk/media/images/products/overview/1734-3314-begali-recioto-della-valpolicella-2010-50cl_overview.jpg "Begali, Recioto della Valpolicella, 2012 [50cl]")
Product Code: BEF612
Begali, Recioto della Valpolicella, 2012 [50cl]
“Red Recioto della Valpolicella is made after careful late picking of ripe bunches (of Corvina and Rondinella grapes), which are then left to...”
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Product Code: TAN513
Taliano, Barberesco, Ad Altiora, 2013
“Ad Altiora implies aiming higher… This is from 100% Nebbiolo grown in the calcareous Bris Montersino vineyard, picked late in October for full...”
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Product Code: BOA413
Boasso, Barolo Gabutti, 2013
“From the Gabutti vineyard beside the cellar, a one hectare, south-east facing site on calcareous marl at about 330m of …”
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Product Code: BOA115
Azienda Agricola Boasso, Dolcetto D'Alba 2015
“Dolcetto can be very light and fresh or built to last. This is youthful and fresh but has plenty of substance too.”
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Product Code: BOA312
Azienda Agricola Boasso, Barolo, Serralunga d’Alba 2012
“From several sites in the commune of Serralunga, this offer a pale hue; a delightfully open perfume of raspberries and roses, and a plush,...”
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Product Code: TAK316
Talosa, Chianti Colli Senesi, 2016
“This is largely from the younger vines in the Montepulciano vineyards, 85% Sangiovese with 15% mixed between Merlot and local Canaiolo and Mammolo,...”
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Product Code: FIL513
Di Filippo Sallustio, Montefalco Rosso, 2013
“Based on Sangiovese, with Barbera and about 15% Sagrantino, the latter bringing spice and intense black fruit. This is a gutsy wine for coarse...”
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![Col di Lamo, Lamo, IGT Toscana [2010]](https://www.stonevine.co.uk/media/images/products/overview/1905-3546-col-di-lamo-lamo-igt-toscana-2010_overview.jpg "Col di Lamo, Lamo, IGT Toscana [2010]")
Product Code: CDL210
Col di Lamo, Lamo, IGT Toscana [2010]
“In Italy you do not need to include the vintage on the label for IGT wines, but this small volume wine (just 3,000 bottles produced) is from 2010....”
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Product Code: FIO411
Fiorano, Terre di Giobbe, Ser Balduzio, IGT Marche Rosso, 2011
“From a special selection of late-picked Montepulciano grapes, aged in Slavonian oak barrels, 1/3 new. That high level of ripeness is immediately...”
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Product Code: PAL411
Il Palagione, Antajr, IGT Toscana Rosso, 2011
“70% Sangiovese with 15% of each of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, barrel fermented in new French barriques and then given about eighteen months in...”
