Sangiovese

Sangiovese is a prolific Italian red grape, deriving its name from the Latin sanguis Jovis, "the blood of Jupiter”. Though it is the grape of most of central Italy from Romagna down to Lazio, Campania, and Sicily, it is most famous as the only component of Brunello di Montalcino and Rosso di Montalcino, and the main component of Chianti, and the Super Tuscan blends. Several clones exist, all thriving in limestone-rich soils, such as Toscana. Savoury Sangiovese offers a wide spectrum from very earthy, rustic, and red-fruited, to powerful, structural, and mineral driven age worthy reds.