A definitive long-form guide to Italy’s essential red wines: regions, grapes, terroir, structure, aging, service and professional food pairing, with direct links to Zafferano & Co. Wine Pairing guides.

Brunello di Montalcino DOCG is a long-lived Tuscan red produced exclusively from Sangiovese within the municipality of Montalcino. It combines ripe cherry fruit, Mediterranean fragrance, high acidity and substantial tannins, then gains harmony through years of mandatory maturation.