Top 100 red wines of Tuscany

Discover the top 100 best red wines of Tuscany as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Tuscany and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Tuscany

Kingdom of Sangiovese: upright reds with cherry, plum, dried herbs and leather, lively acidity and firm tannins. Fleshy, food-friendly Chianti Classico DOCG, deep long-ageing Brunello di Montalcino (spice, tobacco, ripe black fruit), elegant Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. On the coast, Bolgheri crafts the opulent Cabernet- and Merlot-based 'Super Tuscans'. Some fresh white Vernaccia.

70,000 ha around Florence and Siena, cradle of Italy's great reds.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Tuscany

red wines from the region of Tuscany go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, pasta with basil or daniel's algerian couscous.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Tuscany

On the nose in the region of Tuscany often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth in the region of Tuscany is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Top wines in regions and sub-regions of Tuscany