Brunello di Montalcino
A more concentrated, intense red wine, Brunello di Montalcino is made with the classic Italian Sangiovese grape. It is typically aged in oak and best consumed when it reaches 15 years of age.
Brunello di Montalcino
One of the most famous wines of Tuscany, practically known by every wine lover and also the ones who are not interested in wine have heard of it at least once, certainly is Brunello di Montalcino.
Brunello di Montalcino, an upper-crust cousin of Chianti, is one of my absolute favorite Italian wines and, frankly, bears comparison with the world's other top wine regions.
Sangiovese is also the primary grape in the wines Brunello di Montalcino, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and Morellino di Scansano. The quality ranges from ordinary table wine (vino di tavola) to the impressive classico superiore.
Brunello di Montalcino: Italy
Burgundy: France
Cabernet Sauvignon: Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, Italy, Moldova, New Zealand, Romania, South Africa, Turkey, USA (California, Washington State), Venezuela
Cannonau: Italy
Carmenere: Chile ...
Sangiovese is best known for providing the backbone for many superb Italian red wines from Chianti and Brunello di Montalcino, as well as the so-called super-Tuscan blends.
From nearby Montalcino comes Brunello di Montalcino, another famous Italian red wine which, like Chianti, is another DOCG wine made from Sangiovese (Brunello is the local name for this grape).
Tuscany is noted for other important wines besides Chianti - there's Brunello di Montalcino, Vino di Montepulciano, and the Super Tuscans. But as all roads lead to Rome, all wines leads to Chianti.
Brunello (the 'little brown one') is a red grape which is a clone of the Sangiovese grape (Sangiovese Grosso - the 'plump' Sangiovese) most obvious in Tuscany's Brunello di Montalcino, regarded as one of Italy's best wines.
One of my favorite wine regions in the world is Tuscany, Italy, the home of, among others, Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, Carmignano, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, and Morellino di Scansano.
The Sangiovese Grosso clone Brunello variety is used for the dark red, traditionally powerful and slow-maturing "Brunello di Montalcino" wine.
Tuscany. Region of Italy best known for Chianti and Brunello di Montalcino.
Varietal. Wine named for a grape type, like Chardonnay. In U.S., a wine must be at least 75% of a grape type to be called that.
Sangiovese: A red grape native to Tuscany; the base grape for Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino, Morellino di Scansano and others.
Sauternes: A sweet Bordeaux white wine made from botrytized Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc.
The lighter version of the Italian wine Brunello di Montalcino, made from the same grapes, in the same vineyards, but without oak (or in fact any) aging.
Rotten Egg ...
See Sangiovese. Also known as the Prugnolo Gentile grape. Blended with Canaiolo Nero to create Chianti. The Brunello variety is used for the dark red, slow-maturing Brunello di Montalcino.
Sauvignon Blanc (cut grass, lemon and herbs) ...
Brunello di Montalcino also holds great promise. Among the Super Tuscans, Cabernet-based wines, especially from Chianti areas, look the best bet.
SANGIOVESE GROSSO
See Sangiovese Also known as the Prugnolo Gentile grape. Blended with Canaiolo Nero to create Chianti. The Brunello variety is used for the dark red, slow-maturing Brunello di Montalcino.
wines wines whose name, origin, grape varieties, and other defining factors are regulated by law. It is often abbreviated to DOCG. Only a few of wines have been promoted to this level including Chianti, Barolo, Barbaresco, Brunello di Montalcino, ...
This is the grape variety used in the famous wine of Brunello di Montalcino in Southern Tuscany, but the juice is usually blended with that of other varieties and is a major component of the top Chianti wines, ...
In the centre, Tuscany is home to Chianti (variable quality reds made primarily from Sangiovese), Chianti Classico (much more consistent), Brunello di Montalcino (rare, expensive reds from a special strain of Sangiovese) and the 'Supertuscans' ...
 See also: Brunello, Grape, Italy, Wine, Chianti
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