Sangiovese
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 2–6 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Wood-fired pizza, pasta with rich meat ragù, roasted lamb chops
✨ Technical Specifications
While Brokenwood is legendary for its Hunter Valley classics, the winery has long looked to the cool-climate regions of Victoria to champion premium alternative varieties. Their Sangiovese is a testament to this curiosity, sourcing fruit from established Victorian vineyards where the alpine influence and ancient soils mirror the grape's native Italian terroir. Crafted with minimal intervention, the wine undergoes fermentation in open-topped vessels before aging in seasoned French oak hogsheads. This gentle handling coaxes out the grape's signature savory complexity, bright acidity, and dusty tannins, offering a beautifully rustic yet polished expression of Australian-grown Sangiovese.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1970 by Sydney lawyers Tony Albert, John Beeston, and acclaimed wine critic James Halliday, Brokenwood Wines began on a modest 10-acre block in Pokolbin within the Hunter Valley of New South Wales. Guided for decades by veteran managing director and chief winemaker Iain Riggs, the estate evolved from a passionate weekend venture into one of Australia's most prestigious and benchmark wine producers. Brokenwood embraces a philosophy of precise, low-intervention winemaking designed to let terroir and varietal clarity shine across both estate-grown Hunter Valley fruit and carefully selected parcels across Australia. The winery has achieved global acclaim particularly for its crisp, cellar-worthy Hunter Valley Semillons and its flagship Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz, alongside popular lifestyle bottlings like the iconic Cricket Pitch label.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Sangiovese
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.0% - 14.0%