Subtler version of a classic Bordeaux. Great with Regina Bissteca chianina slab of meat. — 6 months ago
This is for the 2021 vintage, perhaps some of the negative reviews are for other years. I found this Chianti to be quite delicious with pleasant dried Cherry aromas and taste. Is it the best Chianti ever? No. But it is pleasant and I will buy it again at this reasonable price! — 3 years ago
First bottle three years ago had more energy. Went sour on day 2. — 11 days ago
Bacci Wines — Tesoro della Regina “Il Grande” Toscana IGT 2022 — Toscana, Tuscany. Italy 🇮🇹
Overview:
A classic Toscana IGT red leaning into a more traditional Tuscan expression, built around Sangiovese with supporting international varieties. The style favors bright red fruit, savory lift, and food-friendly structure over plushness, delivering an honest, rustic-meets-polished profile that feels very at home on a trattoria table.
Aromas & Flavors:
Red cherry, cranberry, dried herbs, light tobacco, subtle leather, and earthy spice with a gentle tomato-leaf freshness.
Mouthfeel:
Medium-bodied with lively acidity and firmer, grippier tannins than modern Bolgheri blends. The palate shows linear structure and savory edges, finishing clean and slightly dry, clearly built for food rather than sipping “solo”.
Food Pairings:
Pappardelle al ragù, lasagna, pizza, grilled sausages, bistecca, roasted vegetables, aged pecorino, tomato-based dishes.
Personal Pick:
This drinks exactly how I expect a traditional Tuscan table wine to behave, bright, savory, and structured. Not plush or “international,” but authentic and meal-driven. The kind of bottle that shines with food and disappears halfway through the second course.
Verdict:
A straightforward, Sangiovese-led Toscana delivering freshness, acidity, and classic regional character. More “rustic-charming” than luxurious, and all the better for it.
🍷 Did You Know?:
Many Toscana IGT wines use Sangiovese as the backbone but blend in small amounts of Bordeaux varieties for balance, creating styles that sit between classic Chianti structure and modern Super Tuscan polish.
— 2 months ago
Light reddish in color with a brick hue.
Medium bodied with medium acidity.
Showing red fruits with light oak notes, tobacco, chocolates and black pepper.
I had it 2 years ago and it is drinking better now. Nice and elegant. Spicy and interesting.
This 6 year old is still drinking very nicely, although will not last long, so drink up.
Nicely balanced with nice complexity. Fruit forward and engaging.
Good right out of the bottle and better after 30 minutes of airtime.
100% Pinot Noir grapes from a Single Vineyard, were aged in (30% new) oak barrels. A small production of only 1,100 bottles.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
90 points.
$45. — 3 years ago
Total wine for sfc26 — 6 days ago
Delicious, light and not dry — 5 months ago
Cherry, in the lighter side. — 10 months ago
Bought in VA and delicious — 4 years ago
Brian Hearty
NV. We were trying to watch a few Oscar nominated movies today, and my daughter wanted a French 75. We liked this drier Prosecco on its own and in our cocktails. I went with an Italian 75 since I had an open Limoncello in the fridge. — 12 days ago