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Italy - Tuscany Flashcards

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Tuscany Geographical Location

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Extends from the Ligurian Sea in the west to the foothills of the Apennine Mountains in the east.

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Tuscany Physical Features

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Apennine Mountains
Ligurian Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea

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Climate of Tuscana

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Maritime at the coast

Continental inland

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Red grapes of Toscana

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Sangiovese 🔴
Brunello/Sangiovese Grosso 🔴
Cabernet Sauvignon 🔴
Merlot 🔴
Cabernet Franc 🔴
Prugnolo Gentile 🔴

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White grapes of Toscana

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Trebbiano ⚪
Vermentino ⚪
Vernaccia ⚪

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Classification Types

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IGP
DOC
DOCG
Gran Selezione

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Main soil types of Montalcino

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Clay and marine sediments at lower
elevation, Galestro at higher elevation.

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Main soil type of Sangiovese is

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Galestro - a highly desirable, friable, shaly clay

Limestone Alberese

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What do they age Sangiovese in

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Large European often Slavonian cask

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Brunello di Montalcino wine law

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  1. Requires these wines
    be aged and stipulates minimum amount of aging (24 months in barrels, 4-6 months in bottles)
  2. Use of large Slavonian or small
    barriques
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Brunello di Montalcino Normal

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Must age for a minimum of 24 months in barrels, 4 months in bottles, and 5 years total before release

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Brunello di Montalcino Reserve

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Must age for a minimum of 24 months in barrels, 6 months in bottles, and 6 years total before release

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Tuscany wine styles

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Dry red wines
Dry white wines
Sweet Vin Santo

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Descibe Tuscan wines

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  1. Sangiovese-based wines have a moderate intensity of
    color and tart acidity that outweighs tannin.
  2. Volatile
  3. Acidity is common in these wines
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Where is Sangiovese the sole red grape allowed in Italy

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Brunello di Montalcino DOCG

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7 DOCGs of Tuscany

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Chianti DOCG
Chianti Classico DOCG
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
Rosso di Montalcino DOCG
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG
Bolgheri DOC
Vin Santo DOC (multiple)

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Grape % rules of Brunello di Montalcino DOCG

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100% Brunello

18
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Grape % rules of Chianti Classico

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min 80% Sangiovese

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Grape % rules of Chianti

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min 70% Sangiovese

20
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When did Chianti DOCG gain DOCG status

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1984

21
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Service for Brunello di Montalcino

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Decant young Brunello di Montalcino

22
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Define Super Tuscan

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Can be Bordeaux grape variety blends, Bordeaux varieties with Sangiovese, and pure Sangiovese wines

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Label Term Meaning of Superiore

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Increased alcohol level required

24
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Label Term Meaning of Classico

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Classic center of a region

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Label Term Meaning of Riserva

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Longer aging times required

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Top producers

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Antinori
Ruffino
Banfi
Ornellaia
Masseto
Tignanello
Solaia
Biondi Santi
Soldera
La Pergole Torte
Sassicaia

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Top Brunello di Montalcino vintages in the past 15 years

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2010, 2015. 2016, 2018, 2019

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Passito

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Passito is an Italian sweet dessert wine made from dried grapes

29
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Pairings for Chianti

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Tomato sauces, pizza and pasta bakes such as lasagna

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Pairings for Brunello

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Game-based dishes such as stews, braised dishes, with wild boar, guinea fowl, or duck

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What wine for Chianti require 30 months aging before release

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Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

32
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Know current release of Brunello di Montalcino

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The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino vintage was released in January 2024

33
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Approximate price of top proprietary brands

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$250 - $300
Soldera Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2006 is around $1200

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Gallo Nero on Chianti Classico bottles

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The Gallo Nero (Black Rooster) was the historic symbol of the League of Chianti and has become the symbol of the wines of Chianti Classico. The Black Rooster symbol is linked to a medieval legend that takes place during the time of open hostilities between Firenze and Siena for control of the Chianti territory.

In order to end the dispute and finally define the political boundaries between the two cities for once and for all, it was decided that two knights would depart from their respective cities at sunrise and fix the boundary between the two city-states at the point where they met. The rooster’s crow at dawn was the signal for the knights to start riding. The Sieneses opted for a white rooster; the Florentines chose a black rooster.

The Florentines kept their rooster in a small, dark chicken-coop and did not feed it for days. On the day of the ride, once the black rooster was freed, it began to crow well ahead of dawn, allowing for the Florentine knight to depart well in advance of the Sienese knight.

Thanks to his considerable head start, the Florentine knight met his opponent in Fonterutoli, only 12 km from the point of departure of the Sienese knight. This allowed Firenze to control nearly the entirety of the Chianti territory.

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Origin of Super Tuscans

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After the war, Mario Incisa della Rocchetta and his wife Clarice came back to re-establish their Bolgheri estate.

Mario was inspired by Bordeaux’s gravelly vineyards and he planted Sassicaia or “land of many stones” with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.

The 1968 vintage of Sassicaia is considered to be one of the first Super Tuscan wines.

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What is the aging requirements for Chianti normale (when is it released)

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May be released on March 1 of the year following the harvest

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