Brunello (Sangiovese Grosso)
History
Given its reputation, we decided to create a special form of this variant "noble" of Sangiovese, called, in Tuscany, Sangiovese Grosso or Brunello di Montalcino in the area (SI), ...
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.
The wine takes its name from the grape with which it is produced - Brunello - the name with which it is called in Montalcino the Sangiovese Grosso grape.
The Sangiovese Grosso clone Brunello variety is used for the dark red, traditionally powerful and slow-maturing "Brunello di Montalcino" wine.
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.
Brunello is a superior clone of Sangiovese known as sangiovese grosso. Sangiovese is being planted in vineyards worldwide as part of growing fashion for Italian style 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.
Limited originally to Tuscany, by the nineteenth century Sangiovese Grosso had spread to Emilia- Romagna and then widely throughout Italy.
Brunello is a grape and is a clone of Sangiovese, known officially as Sangiovese Grosso. Brunello is made around the Tuscan town of Montalcino, thus Brunello di Montalcino is a wine and a grape and a town all in one bottle.
Red wine from this variety is often used for blending with Sangiovese Grosso in some of the Chianti range of red wines. Is also an ingredient in other local blends. Has many synonym names including Caccione (Nero), Tindillaro and Uva Fosca.
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