Discover the top 100 best white wines of Tuscany as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Tuscany and the best vintages to taste in this region.
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.
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
white wines from the region of Tuscany go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of spaghetti with homemade pesto, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or express beef samoussa.
On the nose in the region of Tuscany often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or earth. In the mouth in the region of Tuscany is a powerful with a nice freshness.
