Sangiovese Flashcards

1
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Colour

A

Black

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2
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Wine Style

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Medium Ruby, red cherry/red plum/herbal, medium to full bodied, high acidity, high tannins. Acceptable to outstanding. Inexpensive to premium, some super-premium priced.

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3
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Budding

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Early –> spring frost

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4
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Ripening

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Late –> early autumn rain

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5
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Soil

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Friable shale and limestone, reasonably successful on clay

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6
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Canopy management

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Vigorous –> trimming regularly –> avoid shade

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7
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Skin

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Thin –> botrytis bunch rot

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8
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Hazards

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Esca, wild boars

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