Tuscany Flashcards
which 3 subzones of Chianti DOCG require longer than normal aging?
Montespertoli, Rufina, Colli Fiorentini
Colli Senesi requires what min % of Sangiovese?
75%
Carmignano DOCG grape requirements
min. 50% Sangiovese
min 10-20% Cab Sauv and/or Cab Franc
up to 10% white grapes allowed
Year Clemente Sandi isolated and bottled the Brunello clone?
1865
when did Clemente Sandi release the first Brunello?
1888
Where is Morellino di Scansano DOCG and what is the min. % of Sangiovese required?
Maremma
min 85% Sangiovese
Montalcino frazioni?
Sant Angelo
Castelnuovo Abate
Torrenieri
Name a few iconic Brunellos
Fuligni, Vigneti dei Cottimelli Biondi Santi, Il Greppo Soldera, Cassa Basse San Felice, Campogiovanni Il Quercione Riserva Cararzo, Vigna La Casa
Name a few 100% Sangiovese Super Tuscans
Livernano Puro Sangue
Isole e Olena “Cepparello”
San Felice “Vigorello”
Montevertine “Le Pergole Torte”
Who are the only 2 producers of Pomino DOC?
Frescobaldi and Fattoria Selvapiana
Are white grapes allowed in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG?
Yes, up to 5%
Name a few Cab Franc based Super Tuscans
Arcanum “Arcanum”
Le Macchiole “Paleo Rosso”
Altesino was the 1st winery in Brunello to do what?
Single vineyard (Montosoli in 1975) offer furtures in Brunello (1985)
min ABV for Chianti DOCG, Chianti Classico DOCG, Gran Selezione
Chianti - 11.5%
Chianti Classico - 12%
Gran Selezione - 13%
top producers of Cortona DOC
Stefano Amerighi
Luigi d’Alessandro
Top producers of Montepulciano di Abruzzo Colline Teremane DOCG?
(obviously not in Tuscany but the card was there)
Illuminati
Villa Medoro
Morellino di Scansano DOCG minimum aging?
Riserva - 2 years (1 in wood)
min 85% Sangiovese
What is Morellino?
local synonym for Sangiovese
when may Brunello di Montalcino be released? Riserva?
January 1st of the 5th year after harvest
Riserva 6th year
Chianti Classico soils
galestro, alberese, clay schist
what is Galestro soil?
soft, marl-like soil
what is Albarese soil?
sandstone
Chianti Classico DOCG aging requirements? Riserva? Gran Selezione?
1 year
Riserva - 2 years
GS - 30 months
what are the 4 original vineyards of Chianti?
Radda, Gaiole, Greve, Castellina
what is the “governo” process?
re-fermentation with the juice of dried grapes to strengthen the wine and initiate malolactic fermentation
Chianti DOCG subzones (8)
Classico, Ruffina, Colli Senesi, Colline Pisane, Colli Fiorentini, Colli Aretini, Montalbano, Montespertoli
min Sangiovese for Chianti DOCG
70%
most promising grape of Cortona DOC?
Syrah
how long must vin santo be aged in caratelli?
3 years
what is the leading grape for white Bolgheri DOC wines
Vermentino
- varietal SB is also produced
when was the original Chianti zone delimited?
1716
non-Chianti DOCG that Sangiovese is dominant in
Brunello di Montalcino Carmignano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Morellino di Scansano Montecucco Sangiovese
name 3 of the first 100% Sangiovese Super Tuscans
Isole e Olena “Cepparello”
Montevertine “Le Pergole Torte”
San Felice “Vigorello”
grape of Morellino di Scansano:
min 85% Sangiovese
what is the Tuscan DOCG for passito wine?
Elba Aleatico Passito DOCG
name a few Merlot based Super Tuscans
Ornellaia “Masseto”, Castello di Ama “L’Apparita”, Frescobaldi “lamaione”
what is panzanella?
stale bread thrown into sun ripened veggie salads
what is acquacotta?
a vegetable soup enriched with poached egg and pecorino
what is lampredotto?
the Florentine flagship food, which is the 4th cow stomach
what is castagnaccio?
a chestnut cake made just with chestnut flour and water
what is pappa al pomodoro
a tomato and bread soup
in which year was Chianti elevated to DOCG?
1984
who ordered Maremma drained in the 1930s so agriculture could be practiced there?
Mussolini
name the principal soils in Montalcino
clay and marine sediments at lower elevations, galestro at higher elevatinos
what are Sangiovese’s parents?
Ciliegiolo x Calabrese di Montenuovo
name the only true monopole DOC in Italy:
Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC. 2013
what mountain range provides a rain shadow to Montalcino?
Monte Amiata
aging requirement for Chianti Classico Gran Selezione:
30 months from January 1st before release, including 3 months in bottle
who produces Flaccionello della Pieve?
Fontadi
subzones of Chianti DOCG
Rufina, Colli Fiorentini, Colli Aretini, Colline Pisane, Montalbano, Montespertoli
what DOC of Tuscany must be at least 50% Syrah for rosso wines?
Cortona DOC
who produces “Scrio”? What is it?
Le Macchiole. 100% Syrah from Tuscany
