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Tuscany Climate

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-Temperate to warm with a Mediterranean influence

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Tuscany Location

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the sun-drenched coastline of Tuscany runs up into gently sloped hills leading to the Apennine Mountains far into the interior

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Tuscany top red grapes

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  • Sangiovese

- Cabernet Sauvignon

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Tuscany other grapes of note

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white
-Vernaccia
red
-Canaiolo
-Merlot
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Tuscany top regions/wines

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  • Chianti DOCG
  • Chianti Classico DOCG
  • Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
  • Toscano IGT–the super Tuscans
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Clonal name for Sangiovese

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  • Brunello (Brunello di Montalcino DOCG)
  • Prugnolo (Vino nobile di Montepulciano DOCG)
  • Morellino (Morellino di Scansano DOCG)
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Chianti DOCG

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-70-100% Sangiovese
Max. 30% combined other grapes authorized for Toscana
Max 10% white grapes
Max 15% combined Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc
-this appellation is made up of seven zones

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Chianti DOCG subzones

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  • Rufina (Firenze)
  • Colli Fiorentini (Firenze)
  • Montespertoli (Firenze)
  • Montalbano (Prato, Pistoia, Firenze)
  • Senesi (Siena)
  • Colli Aretini (Arezzo)
  • Colline Pisane (Pisa)
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Chianti DOCG: Aging Requirements:

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  • Chianti: May not be released until March 1 of the year following the harvest
  • Chianti Superiore: May not be released until September 1 of the year following the harvest
  • Chianti Riserva: Minimum 2 years aging from January 1 of the year following harvest
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Chianti Classico DOCG

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80-100% Sangiovese

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Chianti Classico DOCG: Aging Requirements

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  • Chianti Classico: May not be released until October 1 of the year following the harvest
  • Riserva: Minimum 24 months aging from January 1 of the year following the harvest, including 3 months in the bottle
  • Gran Selezione: Wines must be produced from estate fruit. Minimum 30 months aging from January 1 of the year following the harvest, including at least 3 months in the bottle (new category introduced in 2013)
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Brunello di Montalcino DOCG

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100% Sangiovese (locally known as Brunello)

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Brunello di Montalcino DOCG: Aging Requirements

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  • Brunello: Minimum 2 years in wood plus 4 months in bottle, may not be sold before January 1 of the 5th year following the harvest
  • Brunello Riserva: Minimum 2 years in wood plus 6 months in bottle, may not be sold before January 1 of the 6th year following the harvest
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Toscano IGT: The Super Tuscans; history

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  • Style first produced in the 1960s and early 1970s when several winemakers rebelled against the strict DOC regulations in place at the time
  • this helped winemakers in recognized appellations to use large percentages of inferior grapes in their wine to help stretch production
  • deciding to focus on quality production, some producers made wine the way they wanted to, not following DOC regulations, as a result they lost DOC status and went to vino da tavola
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Toscano IGT: The Super Tuscans; Piero Antinori

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  • in 1970s he released a vino de tavola called Tignanello, a chianti-style wine that used Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot as main blending grapes in a Sangiovese grape.
  • He had been influenced by a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wine made by relatives, Marquis Mario Rocchetta, in the coastal area of Bolgheri called Sassicaia
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Toscano IGT: IGT classification

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  • the success of the Super Tuscan wines in 1980s, forced a change in the Italian wine laws in 1992 when a new category called Indicazione Geografica Tipica(IGT) was created.
  • this elevated super tuscans from vino de tavola to Toscano IGT
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Super Tuscans DOC designations of note

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  • DOC Bolghery Sassicaia

- DOC Bolgheri Superiore

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Super Tuscans: producers of note

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-Tenuta San Guido
"Sassicaia" (DOC Bolgheri Sassicaia) 
-Tenuta dell'Ornellaia
"Ornellaia" (DOC Bolgheri Superiore)
-Antinori
"Tignanello" (IGT Toscana)
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Other DOCG appellations in Tuscany dedicated to Sangiovese

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  • Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG
  • Carmignano DOCG
  • Morellino di Scansano DOCG
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Tuscany dry white wine

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  • Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG

- grape Vernaccia di San Gimignano

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Tuscany: vin santo

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  • style of dessert wine
  • made with grapes that have been dried out to concentrate their sugar content and flavor
  • white: mostly Trebbiano Toscano and/or Malvasia Bianca
  • red: mostly Sangiovese

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