100 wines for game - The best labels to pair with game

Pairing red wines with game dishes is a sophisticated choice that enhances the intense and complex flavors of both. The most suitable red wines to accompany game are full-bodied ones, with robust tannins and a good structure, capable of balancing and completing the aromatic strength of the dishes.

Among the ideal wines we find Barolo , Brunello di Montalcino , Amarone della Valpolicella and Syrah, which with their spicy, tannic and ripe fruit notes, perfectly marry the richness and succulence of game. Nebbiolo and Cabernet Sauvignon can also offer excellent pairings thanks to their complexity and aromatic depth.

For example, for wild boar dishes, such as the classic wild boar stew, it is preferable to choose red wines with a strong character and good acidity, capable of contrasting the fat and the gamey notes of the meat. Amarone della Valpolicella, with its intense and fruity flavor, is an excellent choice, as is Brunello di Montalcino, which with its powerful and tannic structure enhances the flavors of the wild boar, creating a harmonious balance between wine and dish.

Another example is pasta dishes with game ragù , such as hare. In this case, it is advisable to pair red wines that have a good structure, soft tannins and an aromatic complexity capable of enhancing the intense and earthy flavors of the hare ragù. The ideal wines are those that combine elegance and robustness, with spicy and fruity notes that harmonize with the strong flavor of the hare meat, such as Chianti Classico Riserva, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano or Montepulciano d'Abruzzo and Nebbiolo, wines that, thanks to their complexity and notes of undergrowth and spices, offer a refined accompaniment for pasta dishes with hare ragù, enhancing the overall taste experience.

Salento IGT Coribante 2022 Castello Monaci

Pomerol AOC 2019 Château La Croix St. Vincent

Listrac-Médoc AOC Château Clarke 2012 Baron Edmond de Rothschild

Bolgheri Superiore DOC Bolgherese 2021 Tenuta di Vaira

Primitivo di Manduria DOC Il Rosso dei Vespa 2022 Vespa Vignaioli per Passione

Sonoma Valley AVA Cabernet Sauvignon Knights Valley 2018 Beringer

Langhe DOC Nebbiolo Ruj 2021 San Silvestro

Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG Arquata 2015 Adanti

Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Pianrosso 2019 Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Télos L'Amarone 2016 Tenuta Sant'Antonio

Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2019 La Torre

Primitivo di Manduria DOP Riserva Li Filitti 2020 Masca del Tacco

Aglianico del Molise Riserva DOC Contado 2019 Di Majo Norante

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG Etichetta Storica 2018 Fabiano

Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG 2020 Avignonesi

Bolgheri Superiore DOC 2020 Donne Fittipaldi

Toscana IGT Oreno 2021 Tenuta Sette Ponti

Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva DOC Lilium Est 2012 Tenuta Sant'Antonio