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Barco Reale di Carmignano DOC

The junior label of Carmignano, named for the Medici hunting wall, covering the young red, the Vin Ruspo rosato, and the zone's Vin Santo. The red is the same Sangiovese and Cabernet blend as the DOCG but released young and unoaked: bright cherry, cassis, tobacco, light tannin and fresh acid, ideal at cellar temperature with salumi. Vin Ruspo is a darker, savory rosato; the Vin Santo from Capezzana is one of Tuscany's best sweet wines.

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Tenuta di Capezzana
Barco Reale di Carmignano
Fresh, cherry-driven Sangiovese and Cabernet blend from the reference estate; a bargain.
$18 to $22Wine-Searcher
Fattoria Ambra
Barco Reale di Carmignano
Lighter and more rustic, listed in California and a few other states.
$15 to $20Wine-Searcher
Tenuta di Capezzana
Vin Santo di Carmignano Riserva
Technically under the Carmignano Vin Santo rules, an amber, nutty, dried-fig dessert wine that is among Tuscany's finest.
$45 to $60Wine-Searcher