Variety

Red

Sangiovese

Italy's most planted grape – cherry, herbs, leather, brisk acidity and tannin. The base of Chianti and Brunello; a rarity in Piedmont.

Taste profile

Six axes — acidity, sweetness, body, tannin, aroma intensity and depth — on a 0–5 scale, based on typical style. Real wines vary by region and producer.

Sour cherryTomato leafLeatherHerbsBalsamic
AcidityAromaDepthBodyTanninSweet

Typical aromas — Sangiovese

These 5 aromas typically define Sangiovese. Actual taste experience varies by region and style.

Sour cherry

Tomato leaf

Leather

Herbs

Balsamic

Sangiovese aroma families

These aroma categories are characteristic of Sangiovese. Other varieties have different focuses.

Fruit

Fruit aromas are the most common and come directly from the grape, ranging from citrus through stone fruit to black berries.

Herbs & Plants

Herbal aromas can be finely aromatic (sage) or grassy – a stylistic feature in some varieties, ripeness indicator in others.

Earthy & Aged

Tertiary aromas that develop with bottle aging – typical of mature top wines.

Key regions

Sangiovese is grown in the following regions of our atlas. Click to see wineries.

Wineries with Sangiovese

1 curated profiles in our atlas grow Sangiovese.

1 wineries