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DOCG for dry red wine in the Italian region Tuscany . The area includes the slopes around the picturesque town situated on a hill Montalcino - 40 kilometers south of Siena in the same province. The wine is 100 percent varietal purity of the Sangiovese variety Brunello obtained from the 1870 to the winery Il Greppo the family Biondi-Santi was selected. A wine of it was produced in 1865 by Clemente Santi under the name "Vino Rosso scelto". Ferruccio Biondi-Santi - the grandson of the "inventor" - the selection further operational and stocked so that most of its vineyards. In the years 1888 and 1891 he kelterte first time as "Brunello" wine called (this name was used but, according to documents already in the 14th century). He had several years in large Slavonian oak barrels matured. Of these two legendary vintages in the cellar, there are still a few bottles. The two next-generation of the family finished (Feruccios son and his son Franco Tancredi) then made the wine famous all over the world.
Also contributed to the cult status that were produced until 1945, only four volumes, which were mentioned in 1888 and 1891, and 1925 and 1945. This was in addition to the outstanding quality and a reason for the exorbitant prices. The estate had many decades of an exclusive privilege of production until after World War II was the name used by the family alone Brunello Biondi-Santi. Until the 1970s most of the production came to this wine, because there were only 25 producers. Today, the Brunello di Montalcino from 200 wineries will be generated. In 1960 the vineyard was only about 60 acres, then it increased to 1980 to just under 700 and now stand at around 1,500 hectares of vineyards. This expansion was unfortunately also means that the range of qualities is quite large.
With the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (Tuscany, too) he is one of the two wines that were in Italy in 1980 as the first, the DOCG classification. The Brunello is one of the most famous red wines of Italy. An important aspect of quality is the very special climate, because it is warmer and drier than the nearby Chianti area and the nights are cooler. The alcohol content must be at least 12.5% alcohol by volume, but often these are 13.5%. The minimum aging times have been reduced dramatically in the last 50 years. In 1960, 42 months barrel aging in large Slavonian oak barrels were prescribed, which was founded in 1990 and 1998 reduced to 36 to 24 months.
The overall aging in barrels and bottles must be continued but 48 months. This means that the share of trade from 1 January of the fourth (formerly six), the Reserve from the fifth (formerly seventh) of the harvest takes place the following year. The deep ruby red wine has a dry, aromatic flavor of wood tannin, fruit, vanilla and jam. The youth still in the hard and inaccessible wine develops only after several years. He is extremely durable, Riserva when the peak is often reached only after 25 years.
Well-known producers are Abbadia Ardenga, Altesino, Argiano Castello Banfi , Barbi, Biondi-Santi Campo Giovanni Caparzo, Caprili, Casanova di Neri , Castelgiocondo belongs ( Frescobaldi ), Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona, Col d'Orcia , Coldisole, Costanti, Ferrero, Fuligini, La Serena, Le Chiuse , Lisini, Martinozzi, Piccolomini, Pieve Santa Restituta Poggio Antico , Poggio di Sotto, Poggione, Salvioni, Scopetone, Siro Pacenti, Talenti, Tenuta La Fuga, Tenute Silvio Nardi, Valdicava and Vasco Sassetti. Other DOC wines from the area of Montalcino Moscadello di Montalcino , Rosso di Montalcino and Sant'Antimo .
Also contributed to the cult status that were produced until 1945, only four volumes, which were mentioned in 1888 and 1891, and 1925 and 1945. This was in addition to the outstanding quality and a reason for the exorbitant prices. The estate had many decades of an exclusive privilege of production until after World War II was the name used by the family alone Brunello Biondi-Santi. Until the 1970s most of the production came to this wine, because there were only 25 producers. Today, the Brunello di Montalcino from 200 wineries will be generated. In 1960 the vineyard was only about 60 acres, then it increased to 1980 to just under 700 and now stand at around 1,500 hectares of vineyards. This expansion was unfortunately also means that the range of qualities is quite large.
With the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (Tuscany, too) he is one of the two wines that were in Italy in 1980 as the first, the DOCG classification. The Brunello is one of the most famous red wines of Italy. An important aspect of quality is the very special climate, because it is warmer and drier than the nearby Chianti area and the nights are cooler. The alcohol content must be at least 12.5% alcohol by volume, but often these are 13.5%. The minimum aging times have been reduced dramatically in the last 50 years. In 1960, 42 months barrel aging in large Slavonian oak barrels were prescribed, which was founded in 1990 and 1998 reduced to 36 to 24 months.
The overall aging in barrels and bottles must be continued but 48 months. This means that the share of trade from 1 January of the fourth (formerly six), the Reserve from the fifth (formerly seventh) of the harvest takes place the following year. The deep ruby red wine has a dry, aromatic flavor of wood tannin, fruit, vanilla and jam. The youth still in the hard and inaccessible wine develops only after several years. He is extremely durable, Riserva when the peak is often reached only after 25 years.
Well-known producers are Abbadia Ardenga, Altesino, Argiano Castello Banfi , Barbi, Biondi-Santi Campo Giovanni Caparzo, Caprili, Casanova di Neri , Castelgiocondo belongs ( Frescobaldi ), Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona, Col d'Orcia , Coldisole, Costanti, Ferrero, Fuligini, La Serena, Le Chiuse , Lisini, Martinozzi, Piccolomini, Pieve Santa Restituta Poggio Antico , Poggio di Sotto, Poggione, Salvioni, Scopetone, Siro Pacenti, Talenti, Tenuta La Fuga, Tenute Silvio Nardi, Valdicava and Vasco Sassetti. Other DOC wines from the area of Montalcino Moscadello di Montalcino , Rosso di Montalcino and Sant'Antimo .