Italy is one of the largest wine-making countries in the world. This country is home to renowned wine destinations like Rosso Toscano. Italy makes wines of a wide range of shades and styles. However, red still remains its most popular wine. Not only does Italy make fantastic red wine, Italians also love red wine. No matter the type of occasion, you will always find red wine on the table in Italy. There are several types of red wine that Italians love. Let us look at some of the most popular Italian red wines:
1. Ca’del Bosco 2013 Annamaria Clementi Dosage Rose Riserva Extra Brut
Annamaria Clementi is one of the most iconic wines in Italy since its first vintage in 2008. This particular red wine is outstanding and beloved because of its quality and rich taste. This wine features elegant aromas of macerated cherries, accompanied with baked strawberries. There are also hints of warm bread, damson plums, and vanilla evident in its taste. This is a rich red wine with some restraint. Its palate boasts of 100% pinot noir fruit from some of the oldest vines in Italy.
2. Masseto 2021 Massetino Red (Toscana) Wine
This is a beautiful and iconic vintage 2021 wine that is beloved in Italy and beyond. This sophisticated wine that is mostly Merlot with a pinch of Cabernet Franc. The wine is made with quality fruit matched with carefully chosen oak, and silky tannings. It also features blackberry, lavender, liquorice, mocha, and espresso flavours. All these elements of the wine pair so well together and are carefully balanced to create an appealing and iconic-tasting wine. The fact that this wine is packed in a heavy glass bottle is also impressive. The bottle ensures that the red wine is richly concentrated and layered.
3. Ratti 2019 Serradenari Nebbiolo (Barolo) red wine
This red wine is denoted with the sweet tasting aromas of wild cherries. It also expresses itself with aromas of wild cherries, tart, red plums, oolong tea leaves, and dried violets. This red wine is fully flavoured with just the right amount of tannin and acidity levels. When you take this wine, the first thing you will notice is the ripe red fruit flavour which paves way to the savoury flavours. Bay leaf, clove, and balsam are responsible for the savoury flavours. This garnet red coloured wine pairs well with dishes like red meats, ripe cheeses, and most important dishes from all over the world.
4. (Toscana) Tua Rita 2019 Syrah Per Sempre
This is another popular Italian red wine that is loved for its flavour and perfect pairing with a lot of foods. It is denoted with different types of berries like black and blue berries. It also features black plum, dark chocolate, and cigar box that give it a distinct aroma with certain freshness. There are also undernotes of figs, black pepper, and violets. It is a full-bodied red wine with silky tannins and flavours, ending with a lush finish. The wine features a deep garnet colour with. It pairs well with several dishes like pork chops, beef, different sauces like champignon and rhubarb-sauce, and more.
5. Masi 2011 Mazzano Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico Veneto Italy
This red wine is a product of the Boscaini family, one of the oldest wine makers in Italy (since 1772). This 2011 vintage red wine is perfectly with notes of black cherry, woods fruits, and features a touch of forest mushroom aroma. Its taste boasts of rich flavours of red and black fruits, with a pleasing truffle finish. It is a bold wine with smooth tannic tastes, mildly sweet, and also slightly acidic. It pairs well with beef, blue cheese, lamb, deer, and venison dishes. The full-bodied red wine is very popular in Italy and all over the world.
6. Giacomo Fenocchio 2019 Villero Nebbiolo
This wine is precision and beauty in a bottle. The dark cherry aroma lift of the wine stands out in more ways than one. It is coupled with layers of sweet and savoury spice, accompanied with black tea and rose bud. The generous drink gives a combination of wild red fruits and dark berries that combine perfectly to give out a fantastic flavour. There are generous combinations of dark and red berries that are melded together perfectly. There are also light notes of cinchona bark, camphor, thyme, and distinct chalkiness. This Italian wine is a product of Claudio Fenocchio, which explains why it is a work of art.
7. Vetti 2015 Riserva Nebbiolo
Vetti only manufactured 5,000 bottles of this red wine. Making it one of the best of the best and an iconic bottle. This wine opens up with aromas of dries cherries. The aromas are followed by with hints of sweet spice reconstituted by notes of truffle and dried violets. When you swirl it around your mouth, hints of bay leaf will also hit your flavour buds. This dynamic wine lifts off with higher-toned red fruits, accompanied with various spices and other savoury herbs that give it an earth-driven finish. Everything about this wine is perfection. It is definitely a wide of the future that a lot of wine lovers have requested more bottles of.
8. Tommasi 2011 De Buris Riserva Red
This wine is an accurate representation of the hills of Valpolecella, where it is produced. It starts off as an intense drink but later the intensity lifts and becomes lithe. It boasts of concentrated and dense aromas of liquorice, plum (black), and sweet dates. These aromas present themselves immediately the intensity of the flavour lifts. Over time, notes of exotic spice and florals emerge, giving the wine an excellent balance. Herbal flavours and dense notes of bittersweet chocolate, coffee beans (roasted), and dark fruits are also present. For a wine of its density, this bottle features just the perfect level of fine tannins and acidity.
Conclusion
Italy is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of wine. Since red wine is one of the most popular types of wines manufactured and consumed in the country, it makes sense that there are several fantastic red wines from Italy. This post only features a few of the hundreds of options. Italian red wines are known for their distinct tastes and flavours, as well as their quality.