Our take

Da Vinci Chianti Italian Red Wine

GSW Score84/ 100

Shoppers like it. A mechanical score from 9 shopper ratings on the store listing, checked Aug 12, 2026. It sits in the top 80% of the 514 wines we have scored, measured against the shelf on Sep 16, 2026. How we score

Style
Red wine
Size
750 ml
Region
Chianti and Chianti Classico
Shelf barcode
0085000012178
Da Vinci Chianti Italian Red Wine bottle
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Our take

What we make of this bottle

Official regional guides describe Chianti as a Sangiovese-led wine from the hills of central Tuscany, and the listing sells this bottle as a red. In our September 2026 checks across nine stores, it ranged from $13.99 to $20.99.

As of August 12, 2026, 9 shoppers have rated it, averaging 4.33 out of five. The listing names it Chianti, not Chianti Classico, and official regional guides say Italian wine law keeps those as two separate protected Tuscan names rather than one written two ways: those guides place the wider Chianti zone across the central hills and Chianti Classico on higher ground further inland, between Florence and Siena. Although we cannot yet confirm who bottled this particular wine, the listing places it in the broader Chianti zone.

The guides describe Chianti Classico as a separate designation with its own boundaries and rules. If you want one, look for that name on the label; this bottle is listed as Chianti. The lowest shelf price we saw in September 2026 was $13.99.

Our call: a fair pick for a shopper who wants the Chianti name on an everyday Italian red and does not need the separate Classico designation the guides describe. Track-record buyers should pass; the scores land below the middle of the rated wines we cover, and no producer account has surfaced to tip the balance.

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Research status

What we are still checking

Our overview above draws on the dated store feed, shopper ratings, our region and grape research, and any sourced producer facts. We are still working to confirm the current release, the full producer record, and the bottle itself, and we update this page as we learn more.

Region guideChianti and Chianti Classico

A little background helps this bottle make sense.

Getting to know Chianti and Chianti Classico.

Both names point to Sangiovese-led Tuscan wine, but they have different boundaries and production rules. Reading the full label is the first step because the two names should not be collapsed into one legal category.

The place

What the name means

Chianti DOCG and Chianti Classico DOCG are separate protected Tuscan designations. A bottle labeled Chianti Classico is not simply a smaller wording variant of Chianti.

Weather

How grapes grow here

The broad Chianti zone crosses central Tuscan hills, while Chianti Classico occupies higher inland country between Florence and Siena. Elevation, slope and exposure create local differences within both designations.

Soil

What lies under the vines

Clay and limestone are common, with sandstone, marl and stony ground varying by district. Neither designation reduces the whole area to one soil.

How large the region is

Chianti DOCG vineyard base
The Chianti consortium reports about 15,500 hectares of vineyard and about 3,000 producers.
Label check
Keep the complete designation when mapping a wine so Chianti and Chianti Classico remain distinct.

Places within the region

Chianti DOCG
The larger designation extends across six Tuscan provinces and includes named zones such as Rufina and Colli Senesi.
Chianti Classico DOCG
The historic production zone lies between Florence and Siena and has its own consortium and rules.

Where this information comes from

Store listing
Price, package, product identifier, and shopper rating. Checked Aug 10, 2026.
Barcode
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Method
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