Cecchi Sangiovese Italy Red Wine

This Sangiovese, whose recorded origin is only the country of Italy, showed prices from $17.88 to $21.99 in our September 2026 checks. The grape itself is a red variety tied to central Italy, where it is the main grape in Chianti, and growers elsewhere use it on its own or blended with others. An official category guide describes cherry-led fruit, herbs, clear acidity, and firm tannin, and adds that climate, yield, blending, and oak can carry a Sangiovese from light and direct to more concentrated. No shopper rating is available in the store listing for this Sangiovese.

The winery behind it, Cecchi, says its family founded the house in 1893, up in the hills of Chianti Classico. That 1893 founding belongs to the company rather than to this bottle. We checked that founding claim with the producer in August 2026.

Cecchi's product page for this wine, sold under the name Spargolo and classified as Toscana IGT Sangiovese, lists the finished wine at 12 percent alcohol. The producer's own tasting note describes a ruby red wine with violet and iris aromas, where “good structure is well integrated with its freshness,” the producer's words; Cecchi positions Spargolo deliberately as an early example of a fresher, more immediately drinkable style of Sangiovese rather than a heavier, more concentrated one. The producer recommends drinking it young, alongside cold cuts and meat dishes, served at 16 to 18 degrees Celsius.

Our call: worth reaching for if you want an accessibly styled Sangiovese with a stated style choice behind it; Cecchi built Spargolo specifically to show a fresher, lighter-structured side of the grape, and the producer is explicit about that intent. Pass if you buy on shopper confirmation; no rating has reached our record for this bottle, so you would be relying on the producer's account alone.

The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Sep 16, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.