Sangiovese is one of my favorite red wine grapes. The most famous appellations for this Italian red wine are Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. However, there is a lot more when it comes to this wine. Join me on an epic blind tasting!
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Badia a Coltibuono, Chianti Classico Riserva 2017 https://rebrand.ly/badia-chianticlassico-riserva
Capezzana, Villa di Capezzana 2018 https://rebrand.ly/capezzana-carmignano
Banfi, Brunello di Montalcino 2017 https://rebrand.ly/banfi-brunello
Riecine, Toscana Rosso 2018
Noelia Ricci, Godenza Sangiovese Romagna 2019
Basile, Ad Agio Montecucco Sangiovese 2017
Torre Bisenzio, Sangiovese 2019
Fattoria le Pupille, Morellino di Scansano 2017
Terre Margaritelli Freccia degli Scacchi 2018
Boscarelli, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva 2017
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00:00 Sangiovese a great Italian Red Wine Grape
02:36 Blind Tasting Sangiovese
09:11 Reveal
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26 Comments
That was fun! ~10 wines of well known variety, affordable & available (at least some), quick info, blind taste, Kudo for honesty.
In my opinion the Banfi Brunello has to be decanted for at least 2h before it shows. But i never tasted the 2017
Great video! Funny that you should mention Salento, I tried a wine from there just the other day. Not Sangiovese but Susumaniello. First time trying (and hearing of) that grape.
Love the video! And I appreciate your honesty again. I also love you showcased some Sangiovese from other regions. I know Sangiovese is grown in some other regions outside of Tuscana but I rarely seen them in my area and have always wondered about how some of these other areas stack up. And I've already learned that while some people shy away from high acidity wines. I really crave them. For me, they are great food friendly wines which mean a lot to me. But I guess I'm also just a bit of an acidity freak.
Great video! I’ve seen the Badia a Colitibuono at a local store but never picked it up. I will definitely give it a try.
Simple rubicone sangiovese, being from emilia romagna, is really underrated in my opinion. Someday in the future I’ll be able too purchase a couple hectars in the hills here in Modena and I’ll try to pull out a great sangiovese!
An interesting comparison tasting! It is tricky comparing some wines designed for early consumption with those designed to age, especially with vintage variation. Some beneficial takeaways nevertheless! Hope you enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend!
What a timing Dr. Matthew. I'm drinking a Chianti Classico Rieserva from Castalote. What a divers Grape variety!
Well edited, nice pacing, you've outdone yourself 🍷
Heh you are one intense guy! Funny I just went to Tuscany and I got a free sample of that Banfi Brunello at an AirPort shop. think it was the 2018. They had a sale, is was something like 45 €, but I wouldnt pay that kind of money for it tbh. Drinking a nice Chianti Classico now btw, the Fonterutoli. Incredible value here in Sweden at something like 12-13 USD.
Great tasting. I love how it turns out like that sometimes where the least expensive wine is the best. Better even when its a smaller producer like that. Gotta love it.
Aha, the promised sangiovese tasting. Not drinking a sangiovese right now but another one of your recommendations; Château Pédesclaux. It does the job just fine. Cheers!
Decades of drinking wine and I have never liked sangiovese. Not only that, but overall I have a very difficult time with Italian wines with the excemption of Barolo and Barbaresco. Some super Tuscans I like, but they get super expensive. almost 90% of my tastings we do it blind, and the results year after year come out the same. Its not just me, we are 12 people in our wine club and none of us like Italian wines. Sassicaia, Petrolo Galatrona, and Flaccianello are my fav Italian wines.
Big fan of Sangiovese too! While I respect Brunellos, my palate tends to navigate towards Chianti Classico. Thanks for showing the other appellations, that's very helpful when looking to try new wines
Matthew, can you explain why you give some bottles a flat score and some bottles a score plus? (ie 94+) I don't understand the plus. Thanks!
I love sangiovese and I love that you talk about Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. It holds a special place in my hearts having meet a producer on instagram visited his winery back in March.
I, broadly, love wines based on Sangiovese. I have a complex relationship to wines based on Nebbiolo- indeed barolo and barbaresco can be some of the greatest wines in the world. Still, for me, Nebbiolo has a texture that, in general, excites me initially, and then frustrates me as the bottle progresses. I know other wine geeks will think I’m a moron. I don’t care.
That said, taken as a whole, the red Italian grape that I most connect with is definitely aglianico. That it can produce wines with the texture of Cabernet or touriga nacional, and have the acidity of Nebbiolo or barbera, keeps me absolutely interested.
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Awesome tasting. That was a fun video. Always like seeing how blind tasting removes all perceptions and is purely based on the individual bottles, and especially love seeing the results of the value priced wines compared to the more expensive bottles. Value priced wines, that's my wheelhouse! (and maybe one of the many reasons I've always been drawn to Italian wines is their general good values.) Definitely a lover of sangiovese too. VNdP for sure, and Chianti Classico, are my favourite sangiovese regions, but also have a soft spot for Chianti Rufina to the east of Florence (Selvapiana & Nippozzano). Lovely bike riding in the hills around Rufina, Pontassieve & Dicomano too. More sangiovese! 🙂
Awesome! I had just bought a couple of the #1 Badia reserva wine the other day. Should buy some more since you rated it the highest. Love your reviews and energy.❤
My favourite aspect of good Sangiovese is the aftertaste . Above the red delicacy of the fruit , and the tannins. Cheers !
oh yess another sangiovese video, lets goo!! what is your fav sangiovese wine?
This is my kind of tasting! I'm not surprised at all you enjoyed the Banfi Brunello the least. I avoid it when choosing a Brunello. 2017 was not the best year for Tuscany either
You know about the terrible flooding they've recently had in Emilia-Romagna?
Once again Dr. Matt I feel like I'm taking a wine course in college. For me, you are the next Gary V. Thank you. My first introduction to sangiovese was the tan and gold labeled Ruffino Chianti Classico. I loved them for their vibrancy and early drinkability. I moved on to the big boy Brunellos, but that first love always brings me back to the gold label Ruffino, for everyday drinking.
Wow, amazing video and shows that in blind tasting quality transcends prestige, reputation, terroir, branding, etc. It was quite surprising to see the Banfi Brunello scored so low, but ce la vie. Out here in Taiwan the range/options of Sangiovese wines is increasing.
As now you can find Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Rosso di Montalcino, etc. From importers and wine merchants/stores there are probably other options available. I am curious to taste Toscana IGTs with Bordeaux cultivars, but here they seem to be at the low plonk level and then the iconic wines from the famous houses (for $$$$). My wife isn't crazy about Sangiovese, so we don't drink a lot of it.
One interesting development is that different regions are doing roses with Sangiovese and they seem to be quite good. I had one from Australia a few years back, as well as an off dry one from Columbia Valley. On Sunday at the Wine & Gourmet Expo Taipei 2023 I tasted another one from Clare Valley, Australia. Nice stuff! Great video and very informative.