Ownership: Tenuta Friggiali e Pietranera
Price Range of 750ml bottle, ex-tax in USD
Average: $71
From: $57 To: $89
Search Rank 8487
Over all vintages, this was the
8487th most popular wine on Wine-Searcher last year.
Search rank last month: 13228th
| Critic | Score | When to drink |
| James Suckling | 94/100 | |
| CellarTracker | 91/100 (8 notes from 6 users ) | |
| Wine Enthusiast | 90/100 | |
| Decanter | 15.7/20 | 2009+ |
| Gambero Rosso | 2/3 |
| Award Organization | Award Year | Result |
| Decanter World Wine Awards | 2009 | Silver |
Sangiovese (or Nielluccio in Corsica), a dark-berried vine, is the most widely planted grape variety in Italy. Virtually synonymous with the red wines of Tuscany, and all the romanticism that goes with the territory, Sangiovese is the core constituent in some of the great names in Italian wine. Italy’s love affair with Sangiovese – and indeed the world’s – is generations old, though recent grapevine research suggests the variety is not as ancient as once thought.
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