IGT Red

Terrescure Lotto Unico Toscana IGT

Terrescure

Grapes
Sangiovese, Merlot
Denomination
Toscana IGT
Region
Tuscany
ABV
14%
Body
Medium to full
Drink
Now to 2029

Terrescure's Sangiovese and Merlot blend from Certaldo, part aged 9 to 12 months in small French oak barrels: plum, cherry and vanilla with soft tannin at 14%. James Suckling and Falstaff gave the 2021 91. £21.10 on offer at vino.com.

Price
£17.40 Save 15%

2021 · 75cl · checked 27 Sep

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Where to buy Toscana IGT Rosso Lotto Unico Terrescure

£17.40 price · 1 retailer in stock · checked 27 Sep 2026

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Tasting Notes

What Terrescure's Lotto Unico tastes like

A Sangiovese-led blend with Merlot from Certaldo, south-west of Florence, with part of the wine given 9 to 12 months in small French oak barrels. Vivino's 225 reviews put oak, tobacco and vanilla first, then cherry and blackberry.

Tasted by
ItalianWines editorial (drinker consensus)
Tasted on
1 September 2026
Vintage in glass
2021
Source
Drinker consensus · confidence Medium
Taste profile
Body Light / Full
Tannins Smooth / Grippy
Sweetness Dry / Sweet
Acidity Soft / Crisp
Nose

Red fruit and spice, as vino.com's sheet has it; Vivino drinkers name cherry, plum and blackberry. On top comes the oak: tobacco, vanilla and cocoa are what Vivino drinkers mention most, 52 times across 225 reviews. That is the share of the wine that spends 9 to 12 months in small French oak barrels.

BlackberryBlackberry
CherryCherry
PlumPlum
PrunePrune
TobaccoTobacco
SpicySpicy
VanillaVanilla
CocoaCocoa
Palate

Full-bodied at 14%, with soft tannin and a long finish, as vino.com puts it. Fourteen days on the skins give it colour and weight, the Merlot rounds the Sangiovese, and the barrel-aged portion adds a vanilla gloss. It stays dry, unlike Terrescure's sweeter governo version.

Finish

Long and warm, on plum, cocoa and the dried-fruit note that Vivino reviews pick out.

Overall

Built bigger than Bernardeschi, the lighter red Terrescure launched alongside it. Critics like it: James Suckling and Falstaff both gave the 2021 91 and Luca Maroni 99, and Vivino drinkers rate it 4.1 from 2,000 ratings. Drink now to 2029 with steak or a ragu.

Drink now Best by 2029
Live UK pricing

Lotto Unico in the UK: vino.com at £21.10 on offer

vino.com lists the 2021 at £35.17 and has it on offer at £21.10, the one UK stockist we track. At the offer price, a red with two 91-point critic scores is hard to beat under £25.

Best price · 75 cl £17.40 at vino
Only sold by Vino The only UK shop we track for this wine, so there is no price to compare
Vintages live 2021 Current release: 2021
Per-litre (75 cl basis) £23.20 Per-litre price for the lowest current offer
Last checked 27 Sep 2026 Refreshed once every 24 hours
Wine fit score

How Lotto Unico scores on the Italian Wine Fit Score

High for value at the £21.10 offer price and for beginners: soft, ripe and 4.1 from 2,000 Vivino ratings. Middling for the cellar.

Best value 8.5/10

£21.10 on offer for a red with 91 points from James Suckling and Falstaff and a 4.1 from 2,000 Vivino drinkers is strong value; at the £35.17 list price it is merely fair.

Best with food 8.2/10

Sangiovese acidity for tomato, Merlot softness and 14% weight for red meat: a table red for most Italian and British mains, but too big for fish.

Best intro to this style 8.0/10

Ripe plum fruit, soft tannin and a vanilla edge from the small oak barrels make it easy to like, though 14% is a lot for a first red.

Best everyday bottle 6.0/10

At the £21.10 offer price it is a weekend red; at 14% and £35 list it is not an everyday pour.

Best for an occasion 5.5/10

Two 91-point critic scores and a Luca Maroni 99 give it talking points, but a Toscana IGT from a young Certaldo winery is a dinner red, not a gift bottle.

Best for cellar 4.5/10

Part of the wine had up to a year in French oak, and Vivino puts the 2017 in its top 2% of all wines. Still, it is built to drink on release; five years is enough.

Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.

Denomination Compliance Snapshot

Toscana in five fields

A compact view of what the Toscana denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.

Allowed grapes
Variety list not yet recorded
This bottle: Sangiovese, Merlot.
Minimum ageing
Recorded by producer
Disciplinare ageing rule not yet recorded.
Region / area
Arezzo · Firenze · Grosseto · Livorno · Lucca · Massa Carrara · Pisa · Pistoia · Prato · Siena
Source: Disciplinare.
Style
IGT · Toscana
Classification
IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica)
What that means →
Vintages

Lotto Unico 2021: 91 from James Suckling and Falstaff

James Suckling and Falstaff both gave the 2021 91 points and Luca Maroni 99. Terrescure picks by hand in the second half of September and gives part of the wine up to a year in small oak barrels, so it is round on release.

2021 Current release
Best price
£17.40
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
14.0%
Window
Drink now through 2029

James Suckling and Falstaff both gave the 2021 91 points and Luca Maroni 99. Part of the wine had 9 to 12 months in small French oak barrels, so it is round on release. Drink now to 2029.

2021 Current release
Best price
£17.40
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
14.0%
Window
Drink now through 2029

James Suckling and Falstaff both gave the 2021 91 points and Luca Maroni 99. Part of the wine had 9 to 12 months in small French oak barrels, so it is round on release. Drink now to 2029.

Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.

The disciplinare, the place, the label

What sits behind a £21 Tuscan red from Terrescure

Toscana IGT rules let Terrescure blend Merlot into Sangiovese and skip Chianti's panels, which keeps the base cost down. Hand picking, 14 days on the skins and a year in small French oak barrels for part of the blend push it back up.

01

DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean

Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.

Toscana is in the IGT tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.

02

The denomination rules, in detail

  • Allowed grapes. Varieties not yet recorded
  • Tasting panel. No mandatory pre-release tasting
03

Region and area context

Toscana falls within Tuscany, covering Arezzo · Firenze · Grosseto · Livorno · Lucca · Massa Carrara · Pisa · Pistoia · Prato · Siena.

Wine appellations of Tuscany

Made at Terrescure, Certaldo.

04

Reading the label

  • TerrescureProducer / estate
  • Sangiovese · MerlotGrape varieties
  • Toscana IGTGeographic indication and quality tier
  • 2021Vintage (year of harvest)
  • 14.0% volAlcohol by volume
05

What sits behind the price of Toscana IGT Rosso Lotto Unico Terrescure

Tracked from
£17.40
Direction
Mostly cost up
Drivers
4 up / 1 down
Main factor
Toscana IGT rules, not Chianti's
  1. 01

    Toscana IGT rules, not Chianti's

    Cost down

    As a Toscana IGT, Lotto Unico can blend Merlot with Sangiovese freely and skips the ageing rules and tasting panel of Chianti Classico. That is one reason a wine with two 91-point critic scores lists at £35.17 and sells at £21.10 on offer.

  2. 02

    Hand harvest and 14 days on the skins

    Cost up

    Terrescure picks by hand in the second half of September, presses softly and keeps the skins in for 14 days. That takes more labour and tank time than a machine-picked, quick-fermented red.

  3. 03

    Part of the wine spends 9 to 12 months in small French oak barrels

    Cost up

    A share of the blend rests up to a year in small French oak barrels, the priciest vessel a cellar can buy. That is where the vanilla, tobacco and cocoa notes come from.

  4. 04

    Three 91-point scores and a Vivino top-2% vintage

    Cost up

    James Suckling 91, Falstaff 91 and Luca Maroni 99 for the 2021, plus a top-2% Vivino badge for the 2017, keep demand steady. So vino.com's £21.10 is an offer price against a list of £35.17.

  5. 05

    UK VAT and alcohol duty

    Cost up

    On £21.10, VAT is £3.52 and duty on a 14% wine adds roughly £3.10, so about £6.60 of the price goes to HMRC before vino.com takes a margin.

01

Toscana IGT rules, not Chianti's

Cost down

As a Toscana IGT, Lotto Unico can blend Merlot with Sangiovese freely and skips the ageing rules and tasting panel of Chianti Classico. That is one reason a wine with two 91-point critic scores lists at £35.17 and sells at £21.10 on offer.

Perfect Pairings

Dishes that go with this wine

Cotoletta alla Milanese on stoneware bowl with Bread Crumbs, Butter, Egg

Cotoletta alla Milanese
Food Pairing

Sangiovese acidity, Merlot softness: dishes that fit Lotto Unico

Vino.com lists it with aged cheese and red meat; Vivino drinkers add lamb, veal and cured meat. The Sangiovese acidity handles tomato and the Merlot rounds it for a steak.

Tannin softening Strong match

Grilled and roast red meat

Beef is first on Vivino's list for this wine and vino.com names red meat. The soft Merlot-rounded tannin grips the protein in a steak and turns silkier, while the plum fruit stays in front. A bistecca or a Sunday roast suits it.

Try with: Fiorentina steak · Ribeye steak · Sunday Roast Beef · Porchetta · More pairings →

Acidity matching Strong match

Tomato-based pasta and baked dishes

Sangiovese leads the blend, and its acidity sits at the same level as a tomato sauce, so neither tastes sharp. The vanilla from the small oak barrels softens the edges of a ragu or a lasagne.

Try with: Ragu alla bolognese · Lasagna · Pasta alla Norma · More pairings →

Salt balance Good match

Aged cheese and cured meat

Aged cheese is vino.com's first suggestion and cured meat is on Vivino's list. Salt makes the plum and cherry taste riper and takes the edge off the oak; a pecorino or a salami does the job.

Try with: Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · Lucanica · Strong cheddar cheese · More pairings →

Body matching Good match

Lamb and veal

Vivino drinkers pair it with lamb and veal, and the weight fits: a full 14% red with soft tannin matches grilled lamb without burying it. Keep the seasoning to herbs so the fruit shows.

Try with: Lamb chops · Arrosticini · Leg of lamb · More pairings →

Aromatic bridge Good match

Slow-cooked and gently spiced meat

The tobacco, vanilla and cocoa notes from the small oak barrels echo the warm spice in a slow braise or a pulled-pork glaze. The ripe plum fruit stands up to a little sweetness in the sauce.

Try with: Beef stew · Lamb shank · Pulled pork · More pairings →

Avoid Clash

Fish, fresh salads and hot chilli

A 14% red with vanilla oak flattens fish and a tomato salad, which want a crisp white like Vernaccia from the same part of Tuscany. Hot chilli makes the alcohol burn and the oak taste sugary.

Skip with: Sashimi · Insalata Caprese · Chicken madras · Salmon · Pairing guide →

Drinking + cellar

Drink now to 2029

Built to drink on release: soft tannin, ripe plum and a vanilla edge from the small oak barrels. Vivino puts the 2017 in its top 2% of all wines, so it holds well, but there is no need to wait.

Drinking window
2024 → 2029

Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.

Decanting
1 hour

A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.

Serving temperature
16-18°C

Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.

Cellar potential
Medium

Part of the wine had up to a year in French oak, and Vivino puts the 2017 in its top 2% of all wines. Still, it is built to drink on release; five years is enough.

Buy now or wait?
Buy now

£17.40 for a 75cl bottle of the 2021, at Vino, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.

Sources & trust

Sources behind this Lotto Unico page

Prices & stock

Read directly from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Last refresh: 27 Sep 2026, 01:03 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.

Confidence · High
Tasting notes

Drawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.

Confidence · Medium
Appellation rules & ageing

From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.

Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs

Our reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.

Confidence · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential

Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.

Confidence · Medium
Related

Terrescure, Toscana IGT and Sangiovese: linked pages

Producer
Terrescure Tuscany
Grapes
Sangiovese Merlot
Denomination
Toscana IGT
Region
Tuscany Region guide
Cuisine
Italian Cuisine 1 dishes paired

Common Questions

Terrescure, a young winery in Certaldo, about 30 km south-west of Florence, run by Andrea and Marco Valiani, father and son. Lotto Unico is the more structured of the pair Terrescure launched together, alongside the lighter Bernardeschi.

Mostly Sangiovese, Tuscany's own grape, with Merlot for roundness and softness. It is sold as Toscana IGT, so the exact split can change with the vintage.

Critics think so: James Suckling and Falstaff both gave the 2021 91 points and Luca Maroni 99. Vivino drinkers rate it 4.1 out of 5 from 2,000 ratings, with the 2017 in the site's top 2%.

£21.10 on offer at vino.com for the 2021, down from a list price of £35.17. It is the one UK stockist we track; prices on this page update as they change.

Plum, cherry and blackberry with vanilla, tobacco and a cocoa note from the small French oak barrels part of the wine ages in. Full-bodied at 14%, with soft tannin and a long finish, per vino.com's sheet.

No. Some European merchants sell a Lotto Unico Governo all'uso Toscano, a softer 13.5% style made with dried grapes and about 17 grams of sugar a litre. The wine on this page is the Toscana IGT Rosso: dry, 14%, part aged in French oak.

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