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Central Italy Flashcards

Tuscany, Marche, Umbria, Latium, Abruzzo

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geographically where is Tuscany

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extends from the Ligurian Sea in the West to the foothills of the Apennine Mtns in the East
-Florence

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Name the 7 DOCG’s of Tuscany

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  • Chianti
  • Chianti Classico
  • Brunello di Montalcino
  • Montepulciano
  • Sant-Animo
  • Rosso di Montalcino
  • Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
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what is the climate of Tuscany

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dry Mediterranean climate

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name the main grapes of Tuscany

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  • Sangiovese
  • Cab Sauv
  • Colorino
  • Canaiolo
  • Syrah
  • Merlot
  • Vernaccia
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what is a fiasco bottle

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traditional chianti bottle with dry straw in a squat round bottle

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who created the Chianti blend recipe

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Baron Bettino Ricasoli

  • todays recipe is 70%-100% Sangiovese
  • traditional addition of white grapes Trebbiano & Malvasia are optional & Cabernet Sauvignon can be no more than 15% of the blend
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who delimited the original villages of Chianti and which ones are they

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Grand Duke Cosimo 3 de Medici

  • Radda
  • Gaiole
  • Castellina
  • Greve

They make up the Chianti Classico DOCG

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what are the aging requirements for Chianti

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Normale: released March 1 year following harvest
Riserva: 2 years
Superiore: additional .5% of alcohol & lower yields

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What is the percentage of Sangiovese in Chianti Classico wines?

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  • 80%

- no white grapes permitted

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what is the soil of Chianti Classico

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galestro & alberese (sandstone)

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Describe the aging of Chianti Classico

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-released after Oct 1 of the year following harvest & a min of 12% alc
Riserva: aged min 24 mo. w at least 3 mo in bottle & 12.5% alcohol, barriques
Gran Selezione: estate grown, min alcohol 13%, aged 30 mo & 3 mo in bottle, 90% Sangiovese

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what percentage of Sangiovese is Brunello di Montalcino?

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100% (Brunello clone aka Grosso)

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what are the aging requirements of Brunello di Montalcino

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  • in cask min 2 years & 4 mo in bottle, released Jan 1st of the 5th year after harvest
  • Riserva: released Jan 1st of the 6th year after harvest with 2 years min in cask & 6 mo. in bottle
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what is the soil in Brunello di Montalcino

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  • varied
  • galestro in higher altitude vineyards
  • clay in warmer southern regions
  • fossilized marine deposits scattered throughout
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name two chianti wines

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2013 Istine Chianti Classico “Cavarchione”

2013 Volpaia Chianti Classico

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name two Brunello di Montalcino producers

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2013 Biondi Santi BdM Reserva

2013 Uccelliera BdM

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describe Rosso di Montalcino

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“baby Bdm”

  • 100% Sangi
  • 1 yr. aging prior to release
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describe Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

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  • E of Montalcino
  • less firm than Chianti & less tannic than BdM
  • 70% Sangi (Prugnolo Gentile clone)
    • max 30% other varieties of Tuscany including no more than 5% white varieties
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what are the aging requirements of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

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min 2 years w at least 1 yr in wood

Riserva: min 3 years

20
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what are the grapes of Bolgheri

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Sangiovese
Syrah
Cab Sauv
Merlot
Cab Franc
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what is Vino da Tavola

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  • in the 80s wines were released as Vino da Tavola as early “Super Tuscans”
  • traditional Sangiovese Bordeaux blends
  • some producers used this label to make 100% Sangiovese instead of blending with white grapes
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what are the aging requirements for Bolgheri

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Superiore: min 2y ears (1 yr in barrels) with a min alcohol of 12.5%

23
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what was the first vintage of Sassicaia?

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1968

24
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who producers Sassiacaia

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Tenuta San Guido

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what is Vin Santo

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  • traditional dessert bottling
  • produced from Trebbiano & Malvasia
  • grapes are hung from rafters to dry, usually until Dec 1 at least
  • slow fermentation & aging in caratelli barrels between 3-8 years
  • typically chestnut wood for rapid oxidation, some modern producers have switched to oak
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geographically where is the Marche?

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Eastern coast of Italy, along the Adriatic, extending west into the foothills of the Apennine Mtns

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name the regions of Marche

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Verdicchio di Matelica (Reserva)
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi (Reserva)
Each with their own Riserva DOCG

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what is the climate of the Marche

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mediterranean

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what is the grape of the Marche

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Verdicchio

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what are the aging requirements of the Marche

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Riserva: min 18 mo, released as DOCG

-normale is released as DOC

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