Here are Italy’s best 'Rare Wines' according to Gambero Rosso

Launched last year, the Rare Wines List returns in the Gambero Rosso Vini d’Italia 2026 guide — a section dedicated to wines produced in no more than 3,000 units (with very few exceptions related to wines born in particularly extreme and unique contexts), which for us are worth as much as the Tre Bicchieri: they tell stories of risk, vision, and infinite patience. Not just numbers, but radical choices and creative intuitions that raise the bar — often becoming styles and benchmarks in their own right. Some of these bottles are very hard to find, but not all. Enjoy the thrill of tracking them down in online shops, through your trusted wine merchant, or directly from the wineries themselves.

Rare Wines. What characteristics must they have

A Rare Wine is a product conceived and crafted with an artisanal approach, produced in limited or extremely limited quantities (in the list below, some labels do not exceed 600 bottles, and in two cases only 500 and 300!).
However, rarity is not merely a question of numbers. What makes rare wines unique and fascinating is the message encapsulated within the bottle. The labels we have chosen share a common thread: behind each lies a risk, a stylistic shift, a desire to push boundaries and test limits. Experimentation and innovation coexist, yet there are also virtuous examples that revive traditional practices, reinterpreting them for the present.

This year, we have selected 50 wines from North to South of our Peninsula — bottles to collect in the cellar, but also to sip slowly and share with fellow enthusiasts who, in a glass of wine, seek uniqueness.
Red wines dominate the list in number, followed by whites, but it also includes one Cerasuolo, three sparkling wines, and seven meditation sweet wines — a category often overlooked by the market, yet home to some truly outstanding labels.

Rare Wines in tasting in Rome

Among the Rare Wines we have selected (you will be able to taste them during the great Tre Bicchieri tasting on 12 October at the Roma Convention Center La Nuvola) are both prestigious, world-renowned denominations and lesser-known appellations — wines produced in very different ways, yet all sharing a special connection with their territory and the people who interpret it. This is the red thread that unites them.
Discovering them means embarking on a journey guided by curiosity and excellence.

In the coming weeks, we will introduce you, one by one, to the stories behind the bottles we list below.

Rare Wines 2026

Sparkling Wines

TRENTINO
• Trento Brut Rosé Monsieur Martis Ris. 2020 – Maso Martis
Annual production: 1,800 bottles

LOMBARDY
• Franciacorta Pas Dosè Celeste 2016 – San Cristoforo
Annual production: 1,008 bottles
• Franciacorta Extra Brut Dequinque Cuvée 15 Vendemmie – Uberti
Annual production: 3,792 bottles

White Wines

PIEDMONT
• Langhe Chardonnay FiloSofia 2022 – Ca’ Viola
Annual production: 3,000 bottles

LIGURIA
• Cinque Terre Bianco Anfora 2024 – Possa
Annual production: 900 bottles
• Zero Tolleranza per il Silenzio 2023 – Cà du Ferrà
Annual production: 635 bottles

LOMBARDY
• Mat 2020 – Cantina Concarena
Annual production: 2,050 bottles
• Setticlavio Chardonnay 2023 – Muratori
Annual production: 2,065 bottles

TRENTINO
• Vin de la Neu 2023 – Resistenti Nicola Biasi
Annual production: 1,000 bottles

SOUTH TYROL (ALTO ADIGE)
• Fly Pinot Bianco 2023 AM Project – Andrea Moser
Annual production: 1,280 bottles

FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA
• Collio Malvasia Miklus 2020 – Draga – Miklus
Annual production: 1,000 bottles
• Collio Bianco Tre Vignis 2020 – Venica & Venica
Annual production: 1,900 bottles
• Collio Pinot Grigio Ris. 2022 – Paraschos
Annual production: 1,300 bottles

TUSCANY
• Ansonaco 2024 – Altura
Annual production: 4,000 bottles
• Caperrosso 2024 – Fontuccia
Annual production: 2,400 bottles

MARCHE
• Falerio Pecorino Aspralama 2021 – Pantaleone
Annual production: 3,000 bottles

LAZIO
• Manifesto 2023 – Candidaterra
Annual production: 1,000 bottles

CAMPANIA
• 33/33/33 2020 – Vallisassoli
Annual production: 2,000 bottles
• Greco di Tufo Contrada Epitaffio Ris. 2023 – Macchie Santa Maria
Annual production: 1,333 bottles

CALABRIA
• Cheiras 2021 – Antonella Lombardo
Annual production: 1,700 bottles
• Zero Gaglioppo Bianco 2024 – Brigante Vigneti & Cantina
Annual production: 1,800 bottles

SICILY
• Etna Bianco Sup. 2021 – Curtaz
Annual production: 3,800 bottles

Rosé Wines

ABRUZZO
• Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo Sotto il Ceraso 2022 – Caprera
Annual production: 1,200 bottles

Red Wines

AOSTA VALLEY
• Clairet 2021 – Grosjean
Annual production: 1,300 bottles

PIEDMONT
• Boca Antonio Cerri 2018 – Le Piane
Annual production: 2,500 bottles
• Barolo Bussia Beppe Colla Ris. 2016 – Poderi Colla
Annual production: 2,000 bottles
• Barolo Vite Talin 2019 – Luciano Sandrone
Annual production: 2,000 bottles

LOMBARDY
• Valtellina Sup. Sassella 2023 – Marco Ferrari
Annual production: 2,000 bottles

SOUTH TYROL (ALTO ADIGE)
• A.A. Lagrein Gries Trigon Ris. 2022 – Tenuta Hans Rottensteiner
Annual production: 2,500 bottles

ROMAGNA
• Romagna Sangiovese Modigliana Tramazo 2022 – Mutiliana
Annual production: 2,600 bottles

TUSCANY
• Bolgheri Rosso Sup. Marianova 2022 – Michele Satta
Annual production: 3,000 bottles
• Bolgheri V. Pianali 2020 – Tenuta Meraviglia Tenuta Le Colonne
Annual production: 3,000 bottles
• Limite Cabernet Franc 2023 – Emiliano Falsini
Annual production: 2,000 bottles
• Sulána 2024 – La Mursa
Annual production: 1,889 bottles
• Parabuio 2021 – Castello di Meleto
Annual production: 3,300 bottles

MARCHE
• Rossomatò 2020 – Valter Mattoni
Annual production: 300 bottles

UMBRIA
• Torgiano Rosso Pictoricius Ris. 2019 – Terre Margaritelli
Annual production: 1,800 bottles

APULIA (PUGLIA)
• Primitivo di Manduria Monte Diavoli 2021 – Masseria Cuturi
Annual production: 2,200 bottles

CALABRIA
• Eleuteria Special Edition in Anfora 2021 – Tenuta del Travale
Annual production: 600 bottles

SICILY
• 1200 metri 2022 – Sciara
Annual production: 1,400 bottles
• Vitrarolo 2023 – Cantine Fina
Annual production: 800 bottles

SARDINIA
• Cannonau di Sardegna Barrosu Franzisca Ris. 2022 – Giovanni Montisci
Annual production: 2,499 bottles
• Mandrolisai Memorias Creccherie 2023 – Fradiles
Annual production: 3,285 bottles

Sweet Meditation Wines

AOSTA VALLEY
• VdA Chambave Muscat Flétri 2023 – La Vrille
Annual production: 900 bottles

PIEDMONT
• Moscato d’Asti V.V. Collection 2014 – Cadgal
Annual production: 500 bottles

VENETO
• Recioto della Valpolicella Cl. Sant’Ulderico 2016 – Monte dall’Ora
Annual production: 1,500 bottles | Price €58.80

FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA
• Traminer Aromatico Aur 2019 – Ronco del Gelso
Annual production: 1,200 bottles

MARCHE
• Lina Passito 2023 – Santa Barbara
Annual production: 1,588 bottles
• Occhio di Gallo Vino Cotto 2013 – Tiberi
Annual production: 2,000 bottles

SARDINIA
• Vernaccia di Oristano Antico Gregori Ris. ’91 – Attilio Contini
Annual production: 2,000 bottles