Top 100 wines of Tuscany - Page 7
Discover the top 100 best wines of Tuscany as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the 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.
Supple and moreish reds with a deep ruby colour, melted tannins and a round palate, on intense aromas of ripe red cherry (hence its name, ciliegio = cherry tree), raspberry, plum, violet and sweet spices. Fresh acidity, best drunk young or for short ageing. Vinified as a single variety in Maremma Toscana DOC, Lazio and Umbria, and blended with Sangiovese (of which it may be the genetic parent). Native Tuscan Italian variety.
wines from the region of Tuscany go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of spit-turned boar leg (oven) with "automatic watering"., rabbit with chorizo or turkey stuffed with chestnuts.