Everyone loves Tuscany. How could you not? From its verdant inland hills to its warm coastal stretches, there’s something quietly magical about the place. The pace is different, the people impossibly welcoming, and the landscapes are some of the most quintessentially Italian you’ll find anywhere in the world. And then there are the wines.

This pack takes a tour through Tuscany via its wines, highlighting key regions and styles that define the modern vinous landscape. We move through the Chianti hills, the coastal Maremma, Montalcino and the often underappreciated wines of Montepulciano, highlighting both classic Sangiovese expressions and the Super Tuscan tradition of blending Italian and French varieties.

From Chianti, we start with two very different expressions. Le Corti Chianti Classico 2023 is classically styled, all about charm, freshness and that unmistakable sangiovese-driven Tuscan character that makes it effortlessly drinkable. Its counterpoint is Le Cinciole Camalaione, a powerful Tuscan–Bordeaux blend that is dense, deep and layered, combining the structure and polish of cabernet and merlot with a distinctly Italian sense of place.

Next, we head to Montalcino with San Giorgio Rosso di Montalcino Ciampoleto, a 100% sangiovese grosso expression from vineyards at 400 metres and above. It’s a relatively new name but one making some of the region’s most exciting wines, offering brooding depth alongside vibrancy and lift. From there, we move southwest to the Maremma coast and Querciabella Mongrana, a style that combines 50% Sangiovese with the rest cabernet and merlot. It marries Tuscan freshness with coastal generosity and plushness.

We finish in Montepulciano with two wines from Il Macchione and Boscarelli, quietly two of the region’s benchmark producers, even if they remain a little under the radar here in Australia. Made from the local Sangiovese clone Prugnolo Gentile, these wines sit somewhere between Brunello’s richness and Chianti Classico’s energy, delivering depth, perfume and a wonderfully poised sense of place.

Altogether, this is a six-pack that captures Tuscany in all its guises from classic sangiovese charm to Super Tuscan power and coastal warmth. A snapshot of why Tuscany remains one of the world’s great wine regions, and why we keep coming back to it, again and again.

The 2023 Chianti Classico is an attractive, open-knit offering. Crushed flowers, sweet red cherry, tobacco, mint and cedar give this midweight Chianti Classico lovely aromatic presence and appeal. ANOTNIO GALLONI, Vinous 

Villa Le Corti is located in the town of San Casciano, at the most northern end of the nine Classico zones, just a ten-minute drive south of Florence. The temperature is marginally cooler in this commune than those to the south, and the key sites of the estate sit at relatively high elevations of 250–310m. Despite this, Duccio picks earlier than most – generally 5–6 days earlier – with freshness very much part of the style. The soil differs as well, with a higher proportion of river stones and sand contributing to the lightness of touch the wines show in general.

Current custodian, Duccio Corsini, is of the 22nd generation there, and is understandably proud and passionate about the legacy he has inherited and is enthusiastic about the future. Taking the reins of the estate in the early 1990s, he has implemented changes such as the propagation of indigenous yeasts to allow the wines to speak more fully of their place of origin, and a philosophy of minimal intervention in all aspects of production, including organic farming practices. 

The 2019 Camalaione is a dense, full-bodied wine. It is the most opulent of the wines in this range and also one that is the most similar to how these wines were made in the past. Deep, inky and layered, Camalaione has a ton to offer. The 2019 was vinified in amphora and spent two years in French oak barrels, 50% new, then a year in cement. The blend is 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 15% Syrah. (96) ANTONIO GALLONI 

Le Cinciole is one of my favorite Tuscan wineries that still seems to fly under the radar. Proprietor Luca Orsini farms his eleven hectares of biologically certified vineyards with maniacal care, which explains the superb purity of these wines. WINE ADVOCATE

The wine of Le Cinciole sit at a wonderful cross-roads where site, thoughtful winemaking, and principled growing combine to create a set of expressive wines that make an instant and lasting impression. Luca Orsini and his wife Valeria Vigano craft classically styled but modern wines from their home turf nestled in the Panzano Hills of Chianti. Luca’s thoughtful and passionate approach reveals itself with every sip and that is no more evident than in their top-tier wines like this incredible super-Tuscan red blend. 

This is toasty and spiced with dark berries, chocolate and cloves. Medium-bodied, juicy and fine-grained with a polished, slightly chewy finish. From organically grown grapes. Drink now. JAMES SUCKLING

Cedar shavings, ground cloves and dried black cherries form a darkly alluring bouquet as the 2021 Rosso di Montalcino Ciampoleto opens in the glass. It's silky smooth with depths of tart red berry fruits offset by orange hints and a mineral tinge that adds further complexity. The 2021 finishes long and staining with a cranberry crunchiness as traces of licorice fade. This racy rendition of Ciampoleto is gorgeous today but with the balance to age gracefully over the next five to ten years. ERIC GUIDO, Vinous 

San Giorgio was founded in 1982, located in Castelnuovo dell’Abate in the south-eastern part of Montalcino in a unique position, at 400 metres on top of a ridge. The soil is poor and rocky, mainly composed of clay and tufa with some mixed sandstone and marlstone at different altitudes. In 2016, neighbouring winery Poggio di Sotto, part of the Colle Massari group, purchased the estate. It's quality all the way here and with the recent purchase things continue their upward swing

“Top 100 Wines of the World” (Wine Spectator 2013)

“Top 100 Value Wines” (Wine Spectator 2019 and 2020)

"Best Unoaked Tuscan Red" The Drinks Business

The 2023 Mongrana is an absolute delight. Plump, juicy and expressive, the 2023 has so much to offer. Ripe cherry, plum, cinnamon, cedar and new leather are nicely amplified in this tasty Sangiovese, Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon-based Maremma red. Best of all, the 2023 is a screaming value. ANTONIO GALLONI 

This wine always seems to deliver so much for so little. The 2023 has a little more crunch and pliant tannin backed with the warm coastal Maremma vibe that it does so well. It speak beautifully of place, a transparency to its little patch of earth that makes it unique, unable to be imitated by anyone else from anywhere else. It also offers incredible quality, made by one of the most talented winemakers around from an estate that seeks the highest quality at every level it operates. The Querciabella Mongrana.  The not-so-hidden gem of the estate. A piece of Tuscan sunshine trapped in a bottle.

Originally from Trento up north in the Alto Adige, brothers, Simone and Leonardo Abram decided to make the move to Tuscany and set up camp in Montepulciano in 2005. Their winery and vineyards are found in the heart of the Caggiole region, regarded as one of the key growing areas within Montelpuciano and being close to the Umbrian border, this is the most easterly region within Tuscany. Here the boys concentrate on the local indigenous clone of Sangiovese called Prugnolo Gentile. The vineyards sit around 350m and sit on top of a hill with south-east exposure so they get continuous ventilation. Soils are made up of the classic profile for the region, mostly silty clay with remnants of river stones and rich with crustacean fossils.

Opposed to taking the often regular path of blending, both of their wines, the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and the Rosso di Montepulciano (and the occasional release of a Riserva on exceptional years) are made entirely from Prugnolo Gentile. Similar to many of their neighbours, they have a strong focus on natural and organic farming, but they don’t see the need to get certification as they simply believe this is the way they do things here and have done so in the region for centuries. 

The wines from Il Macchione are centred around their flagship Vino Nobile, which sees an additional 12 months more time in oak than the mandatory 12 months, followed by 12 months in bottle totalling 3 years before it gets released to the market. The result is a full and powerful wine with densely packed fruit and aromas of spice, dark chocolate and generous but well integrated tannins. Fruit for select wines is vinified in a combination of cement, tonneaux and lager format oak and all wines are fermented using natural yeasts.

The 2022 Rosso di Montepulciano Prugnolo is vibrant and fresh, with a burst of wild strawberries, lavender and violets. This is juicy and fruit-focused, with masses of tart raspberry and sweet herbs energized by zesty acidity. It leaves the palate coated in primary concentration and spices while ending gently tannic and refined. This is a fantastic effort and a great introduction to the Boscarelli house style. ERIC GUIDO, Vinous 

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, ‘king of all wines’ according to poet Francesco Redi in the 17th century, bears a family resemblance to both Chianti Classico and Brunello, as it is made from Sangiovese that, in this region, is known as Prugnolo Gentile. The property takes its name from the bosco – Tuscan dialect for woods – that surround the vineyards in Cervognano, one of Montepulciano’s finest crus. Family-run with four decades of winemaking excellence and a track record of vintage-to-vintage consistency, Boscarelli could rightly lay claim to that of ‘appellation leader’. Owner Paola De Ferrari Corradi, sons Luca and Nicolo, and star oenologist Maurizio Castelli celebrate a gorgeous style of wine that is vinosity itself, at once combining richness and complexity.

90% Sangiovese and 10% Mammolo. Made without oak, this is bright and juicy with floral cherry fruit, the palate crisp and refreshing.