Prugnolo Gentile

PRUGNOLO GENTILE: Alternative name for Sangiovese Grosso grape. (See below).

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, ...

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) ...

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.

There are more than 2,000 indigenous grapes in Italy, so memorizing them all is a problem. But a few of the more common ones are barbera, catarratto, malvasia, montepulciano, negro amaro, primitivo, sangiovese (a.k.a. brunello, prugnolo gentile or ...

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