Let’s compare, contrast and blind taste two of the Italy’s greatest red wine grape varieties: Nebbiolo and Sangiovese.
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**WINES I TASTED IN THIS VIDEO:
🍷 2019 Mazzei Castello di Fonterutoli Gran Selezione, Chianti Classico DOCG, Italy
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/mazzei+castello+di+fonterutoli+grand+select+docg+chianti+cls+tuscany+italy/
🍷 2022 Paolo Scavino Langhe Nebbiolo, Piedmont, Italy
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/paolo+scavino+langhe+nebbi+piemonte+italy/
🍷 2021 Avignonesi Rosso di Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/avignonesi+rosso+di+montepulciano+tuscany+italy/
🍷 2018 Vietti Castiglione, Barolo DOCG, Italy
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/vietti+castiglione+docg+barolo+piemonte+italy/
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**CONTENTS OF THIS VIDEO:
0:00 Nebbiolo vs Sangiovese
0:41 Where Are Nebbiolo & Sangiovese Grown?
2:39 Winemaking
4:12 Wine Styles
6:25 The Tasting
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19 Comments
Fantastic video from a big fan of sangiovese. I do believe that the term “Super Tuscan” is being thrown around too liberally these days. For me it used to be an indication of quality but now some of the ones I get are neither super and possibly not Tuscan. A few of them taste like dish water with mega purple added. I live in Texas and I’ve had a few Nebbiolo wines from here. Surprisingly quite good because the rest of the Texas wines I’ve tried are pretty much shit.
Hi. Agnes
Just like you, I do cherish our lovely Nebiolo
So
As a Portuguese person
I have to invite you to taste our Portuguese Grape named Baga
You'll be astonished and amazed
cheers 🥂
Sangiovese here! I like Chianti Classico, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and also the still affordable Rosso di Montalcino. A lot of them are great value compared to the more expensive Brunello's. Also Rosso di Montefalco, usually with a major amount of sangiovese, can be very satisfying. I never have been a fan of Nebbiolo. I might have had the wrong wines in the glass.
have yet to watch this fantastic video but Nebbiolo is far, faaaar superior to Sangiovese😅
Another great video. Thank you Agnes. I like both grape varieties. However if I had to choose I would take the Brunello. Even though I am foremost a Burgundy lover and you would think that Nebbiolo would match my palate better.
Last night I have drunk a bolivian sangiovese, 2019 magnus sangiovese from Tarija Bolivia, high alttitude sangiovese (2000 meters), it is one of my favorites local wines, just wish other producers could start looking at the grape, but for now is the only winery producing it in the country.
Sadly, here in Bolivia there are no italian wines available, so I havent tried an italian sangiovese or a nebbiolo.
Coincidentally I watched a video a few days ago where a MW described Nebbiolo tannins as different (I can't remember the exact words), something used as a marker to identify the grape.
The concept of structure in wine is very interesting. Intuitively I often use shapes when trying to describe wine.
Best Italian Red ♥️ Wine 🍷 Video Ever Agnese, from your most ardent Canadian fan in Winnipeg ❤❤❤❤
Love to see the Unico Zelo boys show up. Great fun wines and great fun dudes
Both are my most favorite wines. But if to choose one – Nebbiolo!
Avignonesi makes amazing wines! 🍷
Great video comparing the grape varieties. To your point that they do well outside of Italy, one of the best Sangiovese wines I've tasted was from the U.S. state of North Carolina. Based on one of your previous videos, I've tried a couple of Avignonesi Montepulciano's – amazing 🍷!
Team good wine 😉
could you do a video about one of the most overlooked regions in france: Bandol ? I would be very honored to see a video about that ! 😍
Both grape are wonderful…my cup of tea
My take on blending international grapes into Sangiovese-based styles (not talking about Super Tuscans and so on):
The issue is that this trend tends to bring the original styles closer together, even across international range. One of the beauties of wine is its diversity, so I don't think it helps overall to create a common background of recognizable, repeated patters in wines everywhere. I'm much more of a fan of blending rare, local varieties with the more famous ones. Nebbiolo with Vespolina is super interesting. Sangiovese and a bit of white grape can be super cool, although it's now banned in some DOC's. Syrah with Viognier… Even Pinot Noir with a touch of Chardonnay, some say…
Great video as usual Agnes… I am team Barbaresco !!
Team Sangiovese.
Great video with amazing energy reviewing each wine. It’s really something seeing you in your most comfortable environment (Italian wines) and it shows your passion.
I would like to see you stretch a bit further in a future video, possibly having your assistant in making these videos picking the wines completely blind to you.
Both are excellent