[Prugnolo]
Famous Italian variety loves dry, hard land on which it can be encouraged to turn out some of the most aristocratic of reds.
PRUGNOLO GENTILE: Alternative name for Sangiovese Grosso grape. (See below).
The Sangiovese Grosso family included the clones growing in the Brunello region as well as the clones known as Prugnolo Gentile and Sangiovese di Lamole that was grown in the Greve in Chianti region.
This wine is mainly produced with the Prugnolo Gentile grape - name with which in Montepulciano is called Sangiovese Grosso - to which is added Canaiolo Nero and, in lesser percentage, Mammolo and Colorino, ...
Sangiovese (synonyms: Brunello, Morellino, Prugnolo, Sangioveto, Tignolo and Uva Canina) is a red wine grape variety originating in Italy where it is now recognised as a superior variety.
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.
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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.
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.
Montalcino is a very hot growing area south of the Chianti region in Italy, with the main grape being a strain of Sangiovese - though down there they may call it Sangiovese Grosso or Prugnolo.
There are many subvarieties of Sangiovese, but these notes deal with Sangiovese Grosso, also known as San Gioveto in Tuscany and in other parts of Italy as Prugnolo, Brunello, Calabrese, Uvetta, Montepulciano etc.
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 See also: Sangiovese, Wine, Grape, Region, Variety
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