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Sangiovese

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Everything You Need to Know About Sangiovese

Sangiovese is the beating heart of Italian red wine. It is the country's most-planted grape and the backbone of Tuscany's most famous bottles, from everyday Chianti to age-worthy Brunello di Montalcino. The name traces to the Latin sanguis Jovis, the blood of Jove. Drink one good bottle and the reverence makes sense.

What Sangiovese tastes like

High acid, firm tannins, and a signature tart red-cherry core. Expect sour cherry and plum up front, then savory notes of dried herbs, tomato leaf, leather, and a dusty, earthy finish. It is bright and food-friendly rather than soft and jammy, which is exactly why Italians built their entire dinner table around it.

The great expressions of Sangiovese

  • Chianti and Chianti Classico. The classic Tuscan red. Bright, savory, and built for the table.
  • Brunello di Montalcino. One hundred percent Sangiovese Grosso, aged for years. Powerful, structured, age-worthy. The grape at its most serious.
  • Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. Perfumed and elegant, a refined middle ground.
  • Morellino di Scansano. Coastal, riper, more approachable. Often called a baby Brunello.
  • Super Tuscans. Sangiovese blended with Cabernet or Merlot for richer, modern reds.

What to eat with it

Sangiovese's acidity was made for tomato. Pasta with red sauce, pizza, lasagna, braised and grilled meats, and aged pecorino or parmesan. The old rule holds: what grows together goes together.

How to choose your bottle

For a weeknight, a young Chianti or Morellino in the $17 to $30 range overdelivers. For a special occasion or something to cellar, reach for a Brunello. New to the grape? Start with a Chianti Classico. It is the clearest expression of what makes Sangiovese great.

Why clean Sangiovese matters

Every bottle on this page is imported directly from small family estates, with no middlemen in between. That means organic, low-intervention farming and wines made without additives like added colorants or sugar. Just grapes, the way the estate intended.

Curated by Malkhaz and George, the father-and-son team behind The Simple Wine. Since 2016 we have imported directly from more than 40 small family estates across Italy, France, and Spain, building the relationships ourselves and tasting every wine before it earns a place here.


Common Questions

Is Sangiovese the same as Chianti?
Not quite. Sangiovese is the grape. Chianti is a place in Tuscany and the wine made there, which must be primarily Sangiovese. So all Chianti is built on Sangiovese, but Sangiovese is grown and bottled far beyond Chianti, including in Brunello di Montalcino and Morellino di Scansano.
Is Sangiovese a dry wine?
Yes. Sangiovese is almost always made as a dry red, with high acidity and firm tannins rather than sweetness. Its red-cherry fruit can read as juicy, but the wine itself finishes dry and savory.
What does Sangiovese taste like?
Tart red cherry and plum, with savory notes of dried herbs, tomato leaf, leather, and earth. It is high in acid and tannin, which makes it bright, structured, and built for food rather than soft and jammy.
Is Sangiovese the same as Brunello?
Brunello di Montalcino is made from one hundred percent Sangiovese, specifically a clone called Sangiovese Grosso, grown around the town of Montalcino. So Brunello is Sangiovese in its most powerful, age-worthy form, but not all Sangiovese is Brunello.
What food pairs with Sangiovese?
Anything with tomato or savory depth. Pasta with red sauce, pizza, lasagna, braised and grilled meats, and aged cheeses like pecorino and parmesan. Its acidity cuts richness and refreshes the palate between bites.
Is Sangiovese good for beginners?
It is one of the best red grapes to start with. A young Chianti Classico is approachable, food-friendly, and affordable, and it teaches you what balanced acidity and tannin feel like without overwhelming you.
Are your Sangiovese wines organic and additive-free?
Every bottle here is imported directly from small family estates that farm organically and work with minimal intervention. They are made without additives such as added colorants or sugar.
How should I serve Sangiovese?
Serve it slightly below room temperature, around 60 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit. A short decant helps younger, tannic bottles open up, and older Brunello especially rewards 30 to 60 minutes of air.

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