Tuscany Flashcards
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano clone
Pugnolo Gentile
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano aging
2 years
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano varieties
Min 70% Sangio. Canaiolo, Mammolo, Trebbiano, Gamay.
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano soils
Higher in sand than Montalcino or Chianti Classico, with heavy, cool clay
Vino Novile di Montepulciano zones
2 distinct areas, hills around Montepulciano, hills around Vailiano. Vineyards on flat plains do not qualify for Vino Nobile
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano subzones
- Names may appear on labels
Montepulciano style
Between Chianti and Brunello, combining elegance, structure. Soils give deeply colored, austere Sangio which requires bottle aging, or modern blending with IV and new Fr. oak
Vino Nobile di Monepulciano producers
Contucci, Boscarelli
Rosso di
Signifies a red wine from an Italian zone whose name it precedes is often a declassified version of a long-lived, more serious wine. Allowed for release March following vintage. Earlier maturing
Vernaccia Di San Gimignano DOCG
Sandstone. High altitude, large diurnals. 500 ha (declining)
Vernaccia di San Gimignano style
Light, crisp, refreshing, mineral saltiness, ripe yellow fruit, beeswax with age
Bolgheri DOC climate
Maritime, earlier ripening grapes
Sassicaia subzone created
1994
Bolgheri DOC varieties
Based on CS, ML. Sangio may be no more than 50%
Maremma DOC style
Based on some inclusion of IV
Maremma DOC Important DOCGs
Morellino di Scansano (min 85% Sangio), Montecucco Sangiovese (85% Sangio), Val di Cornia Rosso (Sangio, CSmMerlot blends)
Maremma DOC Important DOCs
Montecucco (whites based on Vermentino, reds w min 60% Sangio), Val di Cornia Bianco (Vermentino, Asononica), Monteregio di Massa Marittima (Vermentino/Sangio w IV)
Carmignano DOCG
Vineyards located on a series of low hills between 50-200 m above sea level
Carmignano DOCG style
Lower acidity and softer tannins than Chianti. 10% whites may be, but rarely, blended in
Barco Reale DOC
Younger wines, also applies to Vin Santo, and its rosé, long history as Vin Ruspo
Carmignano DOCG producers
Ugo Contini-Bonacossi of Villa Di Capezzana (zone’s major producer, planted CS in late 70s w vines from Lafite), Fattoria di Bacchereto (amphorae)
Vin Santo
‘Holy wine’ Tuscany’s classic dessert wine
Vin Santo varieties
Trebbiano Toscano, Malvasia (Sangio for Occhio di Pernice)
Vin Santo vini
50-300 l barrels, 2nd hand, traditionally chestnut but now often oak. Never topped up, resulting in ullage and oxidation
DOCs under which Vin Santo is produced
Chianti Classico, Chianti Rufina, Chianti, Montepulciano, Colli del’Etruria Centrale, Val d’Arbia
Vin Santo issues
Wild variation in quality, land divided between many small holders. Serious VA a consequence of barrel maturation
DOC Vin Santo aging
3 years min. Better producers may age up to 10 years w/out racking
Vin Santo producers
Traditional - Avignonesi, Capezzana, Gontodi, Isole e Olena, Felsina Berardenga, Poliziano, Rocca di Montegrossi, San Giusto a Rentennano, Selvapiana
Antinori
Founded 1895, family run. Tignanello. Ventures in every important region in IT, Antica in Napa, Col Solare w Ste Michele
Biondi-Santi
Responsible for 1st wine labeled Brunello di Montalcino. Forefront of classic Brunello style
Frescobaldi
Noble Florence family since 13thc. Among largest landholders in Tuscany
Ricasoli
Old, powerful Tuscan family. Ricasoli négociant firm. Single-vineyard Chianti Rufina, Montesodi, among 1st superior all Sangio aged in small barrels
Sassicaia
Trail-blazing Sassicaia wine. Predominantly CS. Made by Mario Incisa della Rochetta at Tenuta San guido
Tignanello
Antinori’s single-vineyard in 1970, then ground-breaking Vino da Tavola in 1971
