Sangiovese

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Sangiovese is a native blac-grapes vine and is the most cultivated in Italy. It is prevalent mainly in Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany (where it occupies 64% of the regional vineyard area), Umbria, Marche; secondarily in Lazio, Abruzzo, Campania, Molise and Apulia.

It is a very versatile grape variety, used both for cutting and for production in purity, it is well suited to both young and aging productions. In certain territories, especially in Tuscany and Umbria, it offers wines of great complexity and elegance. Its natural genetic tendency to change means that we know dozens and dozens of clones, different from each other. The quality of the wine that comes out of it, therefore, is very variable from place to place and changes with time.

Tasting

Sangiovese is suitable for the production of both young and middle aged wines. The predominant color is intense ruby red with purple hues. With aging it tends to become garnet red. The scent is medium intense and moderately complex. In young wines emerge floral notes of violet and fruity notes of cherry, marasca cherry, strawberry; the vegetal notes are pleasantly intense. Spicy notes emerge in aged wines. The taste is moderately intense and pleasant, characterized by acidity and sapidity adequately softened with maturation and aging. The wine produced is generally full-bodied and tannic.

Olfactory profile

  • Floral
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  • Fruity
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  • Vegetal
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  • Spicy
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Flavor profile

  • Acid
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  • Bitter
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  • Sapid
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  • Tannic
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Classification

Tuscany

  • Barco Reale di Carmignano DOC
  • Bolgheri DOC
  • Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
  • Capalbio Carmignano DOCG
  • Chianti DOCG
  • Chianti Classico DOCG
  • Colli dell'Etruria Centrale DOC
  • Colli di Luni
  • Colline Lucchesi
  • Cortona DOC
  • Elba DOC
  • Montecarlo DOC
  • Montecucco DOC
  • Montecucco Sangiovese DOCG
  • Morteregio di Massa Marittima DOC
  • Montescudaio DOC
  • Morellino di Scansano DOCG
  • Parrina DOC
  • Pomino DOC
  • Rosso di Montalcino DOC
  • Rosso di Montepulciano DOC
  • Sangiminiano DOC
  • Sant0Antimo
  • Sovana DOC
  • Val di Cornia DOC Valdichiana DOC
  • Vin Santo del Chianti Classico
  • Vin Santo di Carmignano
  • Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

Emilia-Romagna

  • Colli d'Imola DOC
  • Colli di Faenza DOC
  • Colli di Rimini
  • Colli di Scandiano e di Canossa
  • Sangiovese di Romagna DOC

Umbria

  • Assisi DOC
  • Colli Altotiberini DOC
  • Colli del Trasimeno / Trasimeno DOC
  • Colli Martani DOC
  • Colli Perugini DOC
  • Lago di Corbara DOC
  • Montefalco DOC
  • Rosso dei Colli Amerini DOC
  • Rosso di Torgiano
  • Rosso Orvietano
  • Rosso superiore dei Colli Amerini DOC
  • Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG

Marche

  • Colli Pesaresi DOC
  • Conero DOCG
  • Esino DOC
  • Rosso Conero DOC
  • Rosso Piceno DOC

Tips

Synonyms
  • Brunello
  • Calabrese
  • Candisco
  • Maglioppa
  • Montepulciano
  • Montepulciano primutico
  • Morellino
  • Nerino
  • Pignolo
  • Prugnolo
  • Riminese
  • Sangiogheto
  • Sangiovese dal cannello lungo di Predappio
  • San Giovese di Romagna
  • Sangiovese chiantigiano
  • Sangioveto dolce
  • Sangiovese dolce nero
  • Sangioveto doppio
  • Sangioveto doppio del Chianti
  • Sangiovese forte
  • Sangiovese montanino
  • Sangioveto dal cannello corto di Predappio
  • San Gioveto gentile
  • San Gioveto grosso
  • Sanvicetro
  • San Zoveto
  • Uva Tosca
Cultivation zone
Bunch
  • size: medium
  • shape: cylindrical, pyramidal
Grape
  • size: medium
  • color: black-violet
Phenology
  • shooting period: medium
  • maturation period: medium
  • production: plentiful
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