How To Choose The BEST Sangiovese Red Wine

[@narrowistheway77]

Quality Chianti was the wine that began my love for wine, and no matter how much my palette evolves, I agree with you, Chianti still remains a favorite! 👍🏼

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Amazing wines from Chianti Classico indeed

[@narrowistheway77]

@@drmatthewhorkey the Chianti Rufina from a high elevation vineyard is also very worthwhile. Lately I’ve been loving Toscana Rosso IGT from Maremma and the hills west of San Gimignano a lot too. I love that they can grow any varietal they want under IGT and still get the Tuscan climate and terroir! There’s some really awesome stuff getting planted these days that Italy never had planted a decade ago 😁 I’m also starting to get an affinity for Aglianico from the Amalfi Coast if we’re talking about the Italian greats 👍🏼

[@CreativeFabien]

Nice format :) Love that... and great wine selection !

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thanks for your feedback in putting this together!

[@BenjiManTV]

Didn’t know that about Chianti! Thanks.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thank you for stopping by. It's an honor.

[@elizadozell3680]

love your work bro!! still getting into Italian reds but have enjoyed Chianti Classico so far and Sicilian wines. cheers from NZ

[@drmatthewhorkey]

ahhhh thank you. Are there a lot of Italian wines available way down there?

[@lynnpowell1601]

Hi Mr. Horkey, I just bought and tasting a 2018 Sasyr wine from Tuscany. It's 60% Sangiovese & 40% Syrah and I love it! It's all the qualities you describe, sour cherry, very earthy, smooth on the palate. And that red brick color. Very enjoyable! This one is from Rocca Delle Macie. Thanks for pointing me to this grape.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ohhhhh nicee!! Good blend. Glad you like it

[@CharlieFox507]

Gosh yes. Love Sangio for sure. Prob my top 3 fav varietals. I live in Texas and I've tasted some here. Not as thriving as Tuscany. Loved this video bud!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I heard there are some producers growing it down there in Texas. We have similar palates. Thanks for the encouragement.

[@derekcontreras7494]

Great video love it Sangiovese is one of my favorites especially Brunello’s. Argiano and Terralsole were something special

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thank you so much. Our palates are aligned! I'm a big fan of Argiano too.

[@dfgk7857]

Really fun and informative video ! Hope you’ll make some videos about other common grapes too.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Yes, I am going to! I will do some unique and common ones too.

[@dfgk7857]

@@drmatthewhorkey fantastic !

[@nikiforoskapetanakis4151]

I got acquainted with Sangiovese two years ago, when I tasted a fantastic Sangiovese from Etna (Unico di Benedetta 2015, Tenuta Benedetta). I have been a big fan ever since...

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ohhhh haven’t come across Sangio on Etna!

[@pacerhythmandtiming.4109]

Awesome video. Love sangiovese. A glass of some really good brunello was my falling in love with great wines. Tastes like life. Request: seeing how pinot noir / burgundy and sangiovese / tuscany both are kind of in the lighter and livelier edge of the spectrum of great red wines, how about a comparison between the two?

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Great screen name btw! That is a possibility for the future!

[@pacerhythmandtiming.4109]

@@drmatthewhorkey Thanks! 😃Last night I watched literally hours of your content, mostly Tuscany-related, but not only. Your channel is now my favorite wine channel on youtube. Excellent stuff. Truly.

[@NickDeWachter]

If I had known, would have opened that morellino di scansano that's been smiling at me for 3 weeks instead of that primitivo 😄. Anyhow, nice overview. Contains all the basics you need

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Hahahahah, which producer do you have? Thanks for the encouragement and nice words.

[@NickDeWachter]

@@drmatthewhorkey producer is cantina vignaioli scansano. Baught it at a local wine store together with a sangiovese-syrah-merlot-petit verdot blend from montecucco to compare.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ohhh nice, you ARE an adventurous drinker

[@jonathanlanser1129]

2016 Monte Antico Toscana I can get at my local supermarket for 11$ U.S. One of my favorite wines. Incredible value

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ohhhh wow, if you like it that’s a great price

[@JackRosei]

What about 'Tabunello' the hungarian sangiovese from the northern side of lake Balaton? You live nearby, have you ever tasted it? Orsolya also has sangiovese from Eger.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

From 2HA? Yes I had that before... I didn't know that about Orsolya

[@michelegargani6269]

I heard great things Tabunello, some claim it's delicious, would love to get my hands on it one day.

[@pici5533]

There are many "clones" or "cousins" of sangiovese. In every little sub-area of tuscany, the sangiovese usually have a different name to it, and actually have subtle differences to them, all being mutation of the distant and original sangiovese. You may come across "Morelino di Scansano" in which Morelino is a clone of the sangiovese grape, usually made in or near the town of Scansano which is closer to the coastal areas of Tuscany. Or in example. Brunello di Montalcino, the sangiovese used is called Sangiovese Grosso, which is yet another clone of sangiovese. Usually yielding fatter, or bigger fruit giving it the name "sangiovese grosso" also nicknamed Brunello (little brown one) The list goes on and on, I believe there are over 50 synonyms in Italy for this grape. All of which are uniquely special. Even outside of Tuscany... Montelpuciano D'abruzzo...well, montelpuciano is yet another clone of sangiovese. In the end, when you ask me. How to choose the best sangiovese. You can't, they are all amazing and they will always individually hold a special place in my heart.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Same here!! I have an upcoming blind tasting video with many appellations that utilize Sangiovese 🤪

[@ogaboga737]

Di Romagna is soooooo good and under rated!!!!!!!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I totally agree. Any favorite producers for you?

[@BigBobDookie]

Felsina, Fonterutoli, Castello Di Gabbiano. All good juices.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Great choices!

[@BigBobDookie]

🤌🤌🤌🤌 Sangiovese!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

😂 the emoticons, true Italiano!

[@PandorasbottleNl]

If you held me at gunpoint and made me choose one grape I'd have to drink the rest of my life it would be this one.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I think that I feel the same way :P

[@JackRosei]

Top 3-5 cheapest brunello that are good? Not awesome, but ok quality.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

One high quality, inexpensive one is Tenuta di Sesta

[@JackRosei]

@@drmatthewhorkey thnx