Italy
Barolo, Brunello and the Super Tuscans — 79 Italian wines tracked, WineFortune index median €159.67 per 75 cl
- Regions
- 6
- Producers
- 49
- Median 1y
- 0.0%
- In our shop
- 55
Italy stands with France at the summit of the fine-wine world, from the Nebbiolo hills of Piedmont to the Sangiovese heartland of Tuscany. WineFortune tracks 79 Italian wines from 49 producers across 6 regions; 41 of them carry a live index and 55 are listed in the shop.
The collector's Italy rests on two grapes. Nebbiolo gives Barolo and Barbaresco — pale, perfumed, firmly tannic wines built for the cellar. Sangiovese gives Brunello di Montalcino and Chianti Classico. Alongside them sit the so-called Super Tuscans, Cabernet- and Merlot-based wines bottled under the Toscana IGT designation. Of the tracked wines, 44 are DOCG, 6 DOC and 28 IGT; all 79 are still wines, and 74 of them are red.
The WineFortune index median for Italy stands at €159.67 per 75 cl bottle, built from WineFortune's own trades and listings over 90 days, and is unchanged over one year. Within the country, Piedmont sits at €216.67 and Tuscany at €143.67. At the top of the index, Giacomo Conterno's Barolo Monfortino Riserva shows a median of €1153.33 and Soldera's Toscana IGT €798.33. Critics have filed 67 reviews at an average of 95.7 on the 100-point scale, with a top score of 100 and a median drinking window from 2023 to 2038.
Facts
- Key grapes
- Nebbiolo (Barolo, Barbaresco); Sangiovese (Brunello, Chianti Classico)
- Style
- Still wines; 74 of 79 tracked wines are red
- Classification
- 44 DOCG, 6 DOC, 28 IGT among tracked wines
- Drinking window (median)
- 2023 to 2038
- Index median
- €159.67 per 75 cl, from WineFortune trades and listings over 90 days
- Critics' average
- 95.7 of 100 across 67 reviews
Bottles · 61 · highest score first · seller WineFortune
Every wine under Italy, whichever sub-region or producer
RedNebbiolo made only in exceptional years and matured for years in large casks — Barolo in its most traditional form
RedOld-vine Sangiovese from Bibi Graetz's hillside vineyards above Florence, the free-spirited flagship of Tuscany's IGT wines
RedOld-vine Sangiovese from Bibi Graetz's hillside vineyards above Florence, the free-spirited flagship of Tuscany's IGT wines
RedOld-vine Sangiovese from Bibi Graetz's hillside vineyards above Florence, the free-spirited flagship of Tuscany's IGT wines
RedPure Merlot from a single blue-clay hillside on the Tuscan coast, bottled under the Toscana IGT
RedAntinori's Cabernet-led Super Tuscan from a sun-drenched hillside in the heart of Chianti Classico
RedAntinori's Cabernet-led Super Tuscan from a sun-drenched hillside in the heart of Chianti Classico
RedBolgheri's coastal estate red — a Cabernet-led Bordeaux blend at the heart of Tuscany's Super Tuscan story
RedBibi Graetz's flagship Colore, old-vine Sangiovese from Tuscan hilltops, an artist's boldest expression of Toscana IGT
RedAntinori's pioneering Super Tuscan: a Sangiovese-led blend with Cabernet from the Tignanello vineyard in the heart of Tuscany
RedSangiovese and Merlot from Mazzei's Siepi vineyard at Fonterutoli, a Super Tuscan grown in the heart of Chianti Classico country
RedThe original Super Tuscan — Cabernet raised on the stony coastal soils of Bolgheri by Tenuta San Guido
RedOld-vine Sangiovese from Bibi Graetz's hillside vineyards above Florence, the free-spirited flagship of Tuscany's IGT wines
RedOld-vine Sangiovese from Bibi Graetz's hillside vineyards above Florence, the free-spirited flagship of Tuscany's IGT wines
RedMasseto's second wine: a Merlot-led red from the Tuscan coast, drawn from the estate's younger vines
RedMasseto's second wine: a Merlot-led red from the Tuscan coast, drawn from the estate's younger vines
RedPure Merlot from a single blue-clay hillside on the Tuscan coast, bottled under the Toscana IGT
RedAldo Conterno's Riserva from the Bussia cru, a long-aged Nebbiolo bottled only in vintages the estate judges complete
RedNebbiolo made only in exceptional years and matured for years in large casks — Barolo in its most traditional form
RedBruno Giacosa's red-label Riserva Nebbiolo from the Le Rocche parcel of the Falletto vineyard in Serralunga d'Alba
RedNebbiolo made only in exceptional years and matured for years in large casks — Barolo in its most traditional form
RedPure Sangiovese from Soldera's estate near Montalcino, bottled as Toscana IGT entirely on the producer's own uncompromising terms
RedPure Merlot from a single blue-clay hillside on the Tuscan coast, bottled under the Toscana IGT
RedPure Merlot from a single blue-clay hillside on the Tuscan coast, bottled under the Toscana IGT
RedThe founding Riserva of Brunello di Montalcino — Sangiovese from Biondi-Santi's historic Il Greppo estate in Tuscany
RedAldo Conterno's Riserva from the Bussia cru, a long-aged Nebbiolo bottled only in vintages the estate judges complete
RedAntinori's Cabernet-led Super Tuscan from a sun-drenched hillside in the heart of Chianti Classico
RedWhole-bunch Nebbiolo from the Monvigliero cru in Verduno, Burlotto's traditionalist Barolo of perfume and poise
RedA traditionalist Barolo from Giuseppe Rinaldi, pure Nebbiolo blended across the estate's parcels in the old Piedmont manner
RedAntinori's Cabernet-led Super Tuscan from a sun-drenched hillside in the heart of Chianti Classico
RedAntinori's Cabernet-led Super Tuscan from a sun-drenched hillside in the heart of Chianti Classico
RedMasseto's second wine: a Merlot-led red from the Tuscan coast, drawn from the estate's younger vines
RedMasseto's second wine: a Merlot-led red from the Tuscan coast, drawn from the estate's younger vines
RedSingle-vineyard Nebbiolo from the Cerretta cru in Serralunga d'Alba, made in the traditional style of the Giacomo Conterno cellar
RedAntinori's Cabernet-led Super Tuscan from a sun-drenched hillside in the heart of Chianti Classico
RedAntinori's Cabernet-led Super Tuscan from a sun-drenched hillside in the heart of Chianti Classico
RedThe original Super Tuscan — Cabernet raised on the stony coastal soils of Bolgheri by Tenuta San Guido
RedBruno Giacosa's single-vineyard Barolo from the Le Rocche parcel of Falletto in Serralunga d'Alba
RedSingle-vineyard Nebbiolo from the Brea cru in Serralunga d'Alba, made in Brovia's patiently traditional Barolo style
RedAllegrini's single-vineyard Amarone from the revived Fieramonte hill, dried-grape Corvina depth at the heart of Valpolicella Classico
RedAntinori's pioneering Super Tuscan: a Sangiovese-led blend with Cabernet from the Tignanello vineyard in the heart of Tuscany
RedSingle-vineyard Nebbiolo from the Munie parcel of Bussia, Parusso's polished expression of Monforte d'Alba Barolo
RedBibi Graetz's flagship Colore, old-vine Sangiovese from Tuscan hilltops, an artist's boldest expression of Toscana IGT
RedBibi Graetz's flagship Colore, old-vine Sangiovese from Tuscan hilltops, an artist's boldest expression of Toscana IGT
WhiteBibi Graetz's white Colore: old-vine Ansonica grown on islands off the Tuscan coast
WhiteBibi Graetz's white Colore: old-vine Ansonica grown on islands off the Tuscan coast
RedOld-vine Sangiovese from Bibi Graetz's hillside vineyards above Florence, the free-spirited flagship of Tuscany's IGT wines
RedA single-vineyard Brunello from Poggio Antico's high slopes, pure Sangiovese shaped by Montalcino's cooler air
RedFontodi's pure Sangiovese from a single vineyard in the Conca d'Oro above Panzano, a Tuscan icon bottled as IGT
RedPure Merlot from the iron-rich soils of Suvereto, Tua Rita's cult red from Tuscany's coastal Maremma
RedSingle-vineyard Nebbiolo from the Briccolina cru in Serralunga d'Alba, a Barolo of firm tannin and mineral depth
RedCarlo Ferrini's own estate Brunello — pure Sangiovese from Montalcino, made by one of Tuscany's renowned consultant winemakers
RedA riserva Barolo from the Ravera cru above Novello, made solely from the rare Nebbiolo Rosé clone
RedA hillside Bolgheri red from one of the Tuscan coast's pioneering estates, blending Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sangiovese
RedPure Sangiovese from Valdicava's vineyards on Montalcino's northern slopes, a structured, slow-maturing Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
RedSangiovese and Merlot from Mazzei's Siepi vineyard at Fonterutoli, a Super Tuscan grown in the heart of Chianti Classico country
RedOld-vine Sangiovese from Bibi Graetz's hillside vineyards above Florence, the free-spirited flagship of Tuscany's IGT wines
RedA Sangiovese riserva from the high hills of Chianti Rufina, where cooler air lends this Tuscan red its fresh, savoury edge
RedA Sangiovese riserva from the high hills of Chianti Rufina, where cooler air lends this Tuscan red its fresh, savoury edge
RedSingle-vineyard Nebbiolo from the Villero cru in Castiglione Falletto — Boroli's structured, traditional face of Barolo
RedA Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon blend from the Mazzei family's Fonterutoli estate, bottled as a Tuscan IGT
Regions
By number of wines with a WineFortune trade or listingMedians are the 90-day WineFortune index per 75cl, ex VAT, built from WineFortune trades and listings. Wines without a trade or listing are tracked but not indexed.
Most-tracked producers
Questions
What does the WineFortune index median for Italy show?
It stands at €159.67 per 75 cl bottle, built from WineFortune's own trades and listings over 90 days across 41 indexed Italian wines. Within the country, Piedmont shows a median of €216.67 and Tuscany €143.67.
Which Italian wines lead the WineFortune index?
Giacomo Conterno's Barolo Monfortino Riserva leads with a median of €1153.33 per 75 cl on the WineFortune index. It is followed by Soldera's Toscana IGT at €798.33, Masseto at €668 and Biondi-Santi's Brunello di Montalcino Riserva at €633.33. All medians come from WineFortune's own trades and listings over 90 days.
Which Italian regions does WineFortune cover?
WineFortune tracks wines in 6 Italian regions. Tuscany is the largest with 47 tracked wines and an index median of €143.67 per 75 cl; Piedmont follows with 26 tracked wines and a median of €216.67. Puglia, Basilicata, Trentino Alto Adige and Veneto are also covered.
How do critics rate the Italian wines WineFortune tracks?
Critics have filed 67 reviews of the tracked Italian wines, at an average score of 95.7 on the 100-point scale and a top score of 100. The median drinking window runs from 2023 to 2038.
Does the WineFortune Premium Selection hold Italian wine?
Yes. The WineFortune Premium Selection holds 48 Italian vintages, which make up 22.5 per cent of the fund's value. This is stated as a holding fact, not a recommendation.