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    Sangiovese

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Italy's most planted grape and the heart of Chianti Classico.

    VIVC
    № 106801
    Berry skin
    black (noir)1
    Origin
    Italy1
    Synonyms in VIVC
    1151
    central lobepetiolar sinuslobes: 5cluster

    No parents confirmed by DNA (VIVC).

    vinoluma engraving: schematic leaf after the description (5 lobes).

    Where Sangiovese comes from and grows

    1. Origin (VIVC)Italy
    2. Atlas regionChianti Classico

    Country of origin as given by VIVC. Regions are those where the atlas sources mention the variety; not a complete list of where it grows.

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    An open question of parentage

    VIVC does not list a single confirmed pedigree for Sangiovese; it records different proposals.1 A 2007 study in the journal VITIS concluded that Sangiovese is the progeny of Ciliegiolo and Calabrese di Montenuovo.2

    Where it grows

    Sangiovese is Italy's top variety and the only one there to exceed 50,000 hectares.3 In Chianti Classico it must make up 80 to 100% of the blend, and 90 to 100% for Gran Selezione.4

    Other names

    Examples of synonyms recorded in VIVC: Brunello, Brunello Di Montalcino, Calabrese, Agnelluccia, Cacchiano.1

    Around the world

    In 2023 it covered 66,769 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 13 of 1497 varieties in the database.5

    The largest area is in Italy: 62,848 ha (94% of the world total), across 21 countries.5

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 3%.5

    1. Italy62,848 ha
    2. France1,667 ha
    3. Argentina1,415 ha
    4. Australia431 ha
    5. Chile118 ha
    6. Ethiopia90 ha
    7. the United States82 ha
    8. Romania73 ha
    9. Türkiye18 ha
    10. Canada5.8 ha
    11. New Zealand4.8 ha
    12. Brazil4.4 ha

    Area, 2023

    68,84277,87573,47566,7692000201020162023

    Regions

    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 10680. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (JKI), accessed 2026-10-13. level 2 · checked 2026-10-13
    2. The parentage of 'Sangiovese', the most important Italian wine grape (Vouillamoz et al., VITIS 46(1):19-22). VITIS – Journal of Grapevine Research (JKI), 2007. level 3 · checked 2026-10-13
    3. Focus OIV 2017: Distribution of the world's grapevine varieties. OIV, 2017. level 2 · checked 2026-10-13
    4. Disciplinare di produzione dei vini a DOCG «Chianti Classico» (consolidated text, last amended DM 22.06.2023; copy hosted by AIS). MASAF / Associazione Italiana Sommelier (host), 2023. level 1 · checked 2026-10-13
    5. Database of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 to 2023. Anderson K., Nelgen S., Puga G. Wine Economics Research Centre, University of Adelaide (CC BY 4.0), 2026. level 3 · checked 2026-10-13