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”Fantastic!” That’s the spontaneous reaction after tasting this king among the world’s red wines. Brunello di Montalcino is always a tremendous experience, and is regarded as being among Italy’s most prestigious red wines, along the lines of Barbaresco, Barolo, Sassicaia, Sagrantino di Montefalco and others of similar caliber.
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As is the case with its cousins, Sovana Rosso and Rosso Superiore, this red wine is produced from the Sangiovese (50-100%) grape, along with other, local, non-aromatic red grapes (0-50%).
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This red wine primarily uses the Sangiovese grape (85-100%), and other local red grapes may also be added (0-15%).
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Val di Cornia Cabernet Sauvignon Superiore DOC is a varietal red wine based on the same grapes as the regular Val di Cornia Cabernet Sauvignon , so Cabernet Sauvignon (85-100%), with permission to use local red grapes (0-15%).
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This red wine has the same grape composition as with the Val di Cornia Merlot (and Superiore), namely Merlot (85-100%). Local red grapes may also be added (0-15%).
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Did you know?
Italy extends over 10 latitudes – from continental climate to subtropical climate?
So let’s just get one thing straight: at Lombardia (or Lombardy), Italy’s most populated and industrialized region, doesn’t exactly prioritize wine production. Actually, the combined output isn’t that significant, and what is produced is normally consumed locally, especially the wines from Oltrepò Pavese.
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