Tuscan Super Saturday 2025

Nestled in the rolling hills east of Montalcino, San Filippo is one of the standout estates crafting wines of balance power, elegance, and age-worthiness. Founded in 1972, the estate has gained widespread recognition for its commitment to terroir-driven, expressive Sangiovese. In his time, Owner Roberto Gianelli has done an incredible job transforming his 10+ acre property,  no easy feat considering the company he keeps in one of the most sought-after locales on the Montalcino hill.

The Rosso from San Filippo is a fresher, more approachable expression of Sangiovese, offering vibrant red fruit and silky tannins. 100% estate fruit. Includes declassified fruit from the Brunello that doesn't make the cut so pretty flippin good gear going into a wine like this, that's for sure.

Lovely lifted nose with crushed dried flowers, woodsy notes, clove, and burnished spice over kirsch-like fruit and damson plum. The fruit is sumptuous and soft cut with superfine tannins and a lick of fresh leather. A combo of sweet and savoury with warmth and generosity. It remains fresh and plucky while delivering plenty of depth and drive to take it home.

The 2021 Chianti Classico is fabulous. Bright and punchy, with terrific resonance, this wine shows just how compelling the vintage is. Readers will find a Chianti Classico of dynamic energy and volume. Dark red cherry, purplish fruit, lavender, rose petal, spice and a gentle kiss of French oak build into the sumptuous, vibrant finish. Superb. The 2021 was aged in 500-liter barrels (5-6% new) for 14 months and is a blend of fruit from Greve, Gaiole and Radda. ANTONIO  GALLONI, Vinous

This has a fresh character with ripe cherries and raspberries as well as dried flowers, bark and stones. Polished and textural with a medium body and vivid acidity. Focused and fresh with chalky tannin structure and a linear finish with notes of citrus and minerals. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold. JAMES SUCKLING

A saturated purple/magenta hue, the 2021 Chianti Classico is lush and fresh with aromas of black raspberry, black cherry, violet, and fresh leather. Plush and inviting, with bright acidity along the sides of the palate shining through, it offers a velvety texture with a long finish. It’s polished but not oaky and has a very refined feel, with medium to full body and a long and balanced finish. Drink 2026-2040. JEB DUNNUCK

This red is precise, offering cherry, raspberry, rose, iron and tobacco flavors fused to a steely, dense and vibrant structure. Balanced and intense, building to a long aftertaste infused with fruit and mineral notes. Best from 2026 through 2045. BRUCE SANDERSON, Wine Spectator

The 2020 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Aluigi Campo ai Peri is 100% Sangiovese from a single vineyard in Panzano that faces Lamole. It spent two years in cask and a third year in a larger cask Rich, sumptuous and beautifully layered, the 2020 is all class, all refinement. Silky tannins, expressive red-toned Sangiovese fruit and lifted, soaring aromatics give the 2020 tons of finesse. This sensual Gran Selezione is lights out. (97) ANTONIO GALLONI

The 2023 Chianti Classico is a tasty, fruity wine to drink now and over the next handful of years. Macerated cherry, spice, rose petal, white pepper and orange peel give this midweight Chianti Classico lovely complexity throughout. ANTONIO GALLONI, Vinous

Fragrant and savory, with aromas of cherries, pomegranates, rose petals and touches of pepper and spices. The palate is medium-bodied and lively with polished tannins, offering purity and clarity of fruit with a subtle earthy note in the finish. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold. JAMES SUCKLING 

... Dark cherry, plum, leather, incense, menthol and mocha infuse the 2022 with striking textural depth and resonance. There's real substance here, not to mention tons of character. ANTONIO GALLONI, Vinous

Medium ruby red. Fragrant bouquet redolent of red berries and dried herbs. Pure, fresh and concentrated in the mouth with a hint of astringency and firm tannins. From organic vineyards, fermented in cement, then aged in 20 hl botti for a year followed by another year in cement. INTERNATIONAL WINE REVIEW

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.

Fresh but not entirely open. Fluid, almost racy, red fruit that really makes an impact on the palate but without being heavy and super-tactile tannins. A stunning wine. 18 points. WALTER SPELLER, JancisRobinson.com