# The best Italian wines

Italy's most famous and acclaimed great wines: according to Coldiretti, Italians prefer Amarone, Barolo and Brunello. The rest from Gambero Rosso's rankings and wine guides.

- 39 votes · 16 items
- Aug 17, 2023 · Federico Costa
- https://even.best/en/l/153/the-best-italian-wines

## Top 15

1. **Bolgheri Sassicaia** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — The first Super Tuscan (1968), cabernet-based, the only DOC for a single estate.
2. **Barolo** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — The 'king of wines', long-aged nebbiolo from the Langhe.
3. **Brunello di Montalcino** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Sangiovese grosso from Montalcino, the wine with the highest average prices.
4. **Barbaresco** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — The most elegant nebbiolo of the Langhe, near Alba.
5. **Amarone della Valpolicella** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — Veronese red from dried grapes: full-bodied, prune and cocoa; Italians' favourite according to Coldiretti.
6. **Chianti Classico** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Sangiovese between Florence and Siena, with the black rooster.
7. **Franciacorta** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Traditional-method sparkling wine from Lombardy, on Lake Iseo.
8. **Etna Rosso** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Nerello mascalese on the slopes of the volcano, the rediscovery of recent years.
9. **Prosecco Superiore di Conegliano Valdobbiadene** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Glera bubbles on UNESCO-listed hills.
10. **Lambrusco di Sorbara** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Sparkling red from Emilia, perfect with salumi and gnocco fritto.
11. **Montepulciano d'Abruzzo** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Abruzzo red with excellent value for money.
12. **Taurasi** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Aglianico from Irpinia, the 'Barolo of the South'.
13. **Vino Nobile di Montepulciano** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Sangiovese (prugnolo gentile) from the Tuscan town.
14. **Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — White from the Marche, one of Italy's most awarded.
15. **Primitivo di Manduria** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Generous, fruity Apulian red.
16. **Tignanello** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Antinori's Super Tuscan of sangiovese with cabernet, since 1971.

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