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: PON618
Ca’ di Ponti, Nero d’Avola, DOC Sicilia, 2018
“Brambly fruit. Honest, mildly rustic and characterful, better with food. Now-2021”
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Product Code: CNV118
Conviviale, Primitivo, Salento, 2018
“Gutsy grape of Croatian origin (aka Tribidrag), genetically identical to Zinfandel. Bittersweet black fruit, generous, punchy and bold. Now-2021”
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Product Code: TAK116
Talosa, Rosso di Montepulciano, 2016
“We have been working with the family owned Talosa estate for seven years now: they may not be the grandest address in Montepulciano (although their...”
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Product Code: TAK313
Talosa, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva, 2013
“100% Sangiovese. 2013 was a cool vintage, so this is from grapes picked in late October. This combines plenty of power with splendid aromatics - all...”
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Product Code: TAK215
Talosa, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, 2015
“90% Sangiovese and 10% Merlot given two years in oak, the first in 500l, new, first fill and second; and the second year in large vats Sumptuous in...”
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Product Code: BEF119
Begali, Valpolicella Classico, 2019
“2/3 Corvina and 1/3 Rondinella, offering a pretty and sappy mouthful of buckets of red cherries. More concentrated than usual, with a twist of...”
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Product Code: BEF218
Begali, Valpolicella Ripasso, La Cengia, 2018
“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: BEF414
Begali, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, 2014
“Very ripe and concentrated, with blackcurrant flavour tinged with dark chocolate. Super fresh finish. Amarone is a wonderful wine to sip with hard...”
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Product Code: BEF513
Begali, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Monte Ca’ Bianca, 2013
“From a blend of Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella, all grown in the single Monte Ca’ Bianca vineyard, and all aged in French barriques, 1/3 new,...”
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Product Code: FIO118
Fiorano, Sangiovese, Marche IGT 2018
“"Transparent garnet. Smells very healthy and lively – so much fruit and freshness that it rather reminded me on the nose of a cru...”
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Product Code: PAL117
Il Palagione, Caelum, Chianti Colli Senesi, 2017
“Vital purple. Perfume of sweet oak and cherries – and then a warming, complete and spicy gush of black cherries and plums. Very ripe, with...”
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Product Code: CDL115
Col di Lamo, Rosso di Montalcino, 2015
“100% Sangiovese, aged in old vats, with even more punch than usual: first, an open perfume with cigarbox and cinnamon; then a lovely cooked...”
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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: BOA413
Boasso, Barolo Gabutti, 2013
“From the Gabutti vineyard below the cellar, a one hectare, south-east facing site on calcareous marl at about 330m of altitude. From 100% Nebbiolo,...”
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Product Code: BOA312
Azienda Agricola Boasso, Barolo, Serralunga d’Alba 2012
“From several sites in the commune of Serralunga, this offers a delightfully open perfume of raspberries and roses, and a plush, concentrated but...”
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Product Code: TAK318
Talosa, Chianti Colli Senesi, 2018
“The 2016 vintage of their great value Chianti Colli Senesi was praised by Jancis Robinson, MW in the Financial Times last December. From the younger...”
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Product Code: FIO413
Fiorano, Ser Balduzio, IGT Marche Rosso, 2013
“From a special selection of late-picked Montepulciano grapes, aged in Slavonian oak barrels, 1/3 new. This is a deeply coloured, huge wine, with...”
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Product Code: TAN212
Taliano, Roche dra Bossora, Roero Riserva, 2012
“Roero Riserva must be aged for a total of 32 months before release, including a minimum of six months in barrel (here about 30% new, 70% old). This...”
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Product Code: TAN212M
MAGNUM Taliano, Roche dra Bossora, Roero Riserva, 2012
“Roero Riserva must be aged for a total of 32 months before release, including a minimum of six months in barrel (here about 30% new, 70% old). This...”
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Product Code: BOA215
Boasso, Grappoli, Langhe Rosso, 2015
“Grappoli are bunches of grapes - one adorning the label of this splended blend: about 50% Nebbiolo, 40% Barbera and 10% Dolcetto, all grown around...”
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Product Code: TAN316
Taliano, Blagheur, Nebbiolo d’Alba, 2016
“A delicious, forward Nebbiolo, just rounded by a year of ageing in a mix of old oak. Soft pale and transparent tone; pretty strawberry scent; and the...”
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Product Code: ROD218
Rocca, Negroamaro, Salento, 2018
“Well-made example of this masculine southern grape, hearty with some structure but also ready to drink. Deep, and lightly hazy. Lively cooked...”
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Product Code: BEF314
Begali, Tigiolo, IGT Veronese, 2014
“Intensely black-fruited, with the bittersweet, tangy bite of sharp blackcurrants. Great depth of flavour - and intriguingly different. Now-2025”
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Product Code: CDL313
Col di Lamo, Brunello di Montalcino, 2013
“Power, and underlying structure, but very elegant this vintage. Svelte red fruit, subtly spiced with cinnamon. Builds beautifully on the palate: the...”
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Product Code: TEN618
Tenuta Casali, Bassamarea Rosso, Sangiovese Rubicone, 2018
“A bright, young, country wine - vivid purple, fresh cherry perfume, all cherries and strawberries with a little fat. Perfect summer red drinking,...”
