Top 100 wines of San Gimignano

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

Discovering the wine region of San Gimignano

Medieval Tuscan town with famous towers, vineyards at 200-400 m on clay-limestone hills (Siena). Vernaccia di San Gimignano white king (indigenous noted from 1276, Italy's first DOC in 1966, DOCG 1993): crisp and floral with green apple, citrus, fresh almond and mineral touch, slightly bitter finish — precise and upright. Chianti Colli Senesi and San Gimignano Rosso in fruity Sangiovese. Elegant whites at the Tuscan table.

Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Firm, upright reds with precise acidity and angular tannins, showing aromas of sour cherry, plum, dried herbs, leather, black tea and balsamic notes. Characteristically bitter, savoury finish. Star of Chianti Classico DOCG, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG and Morellino di Scansano. Italy's most planted variety, a descendant of Ciliegiolo × Calabrese di Montenuovo.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of San Gimignano

wines from the region of San Gimignano go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of rigatoni with courgettes and tomatoes, quiche without eggs or gougèress.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of San Gimignano

On the nose in the region of San Gimignano often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or oaky and sometimes also flavors of tropical, citrus or peach. In the mouth in the region of San Gimignano is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Top wines in regions and sub-regions of San Gimignano