This Gallo Negro has become the trademark symbol for Classico wines and represents a consortium of producers that banded together with the charter to protect authentic Chianti wines.
The most common white berried grape in Tuscany is Trebbiano Toscano, followed by Malvasia Bianca, present in many white wines of the region and, as it is suggested by tradition, in many Chianti wines as well.
Notable are the Chianti wines, and Brunello di Montepulciano. The rising trend to create Cabernet Sauvignon based, or blended wines, has led to the unofficial designation "Super Tuscans" for these expensive and much sought after wines.
SANGIOVESE GROSSO: (See Sangiovese above). Also known as the Prugnolo Gentile grape. Blended with Canaiolo (Nero) grape wine, it is the basic format used for all contemporary Chianti wines.
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, ...
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