Details
- Type: Red
- Country: Italy
- Region: Veneto
- Vintage: 2017
- Producer: Bottega
- Primary grape: Sangiovese
- Secondary grape: Canaiolo
- Tertiary grape: Colorino
- Bottle size: 75cl
- Pack size: 75 cl x 6
- Code: 31022
About the Wine
Sangiovese
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At its best Sangiovese produces great wines, such as Chianti, Brunello di Montalchino as well as used in blends coined as Super Tuscans. Sangiovese is high in acidity with a sour red cherry fruit character, and sometimes quite earthy with grippy tannin.
Flavours:
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Cherry
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Leather
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Roasted Tomato
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Sweet Balsamic
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Sweet Tobacco
From vineyard to bottle, each moment of creation is monitored with artisan care and detail. Family-owned and led by Sandro Bottega, they produce premium quality, wines, based on: Quality and Typicality, Design and Innovation and Sustainability. Centred on saving water, reducing CO2 emissions and chemicals, and recycling waste materials, their vineyards are grown according to organic principles: use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, GMOs and GMO-derived products is forbidden.
The Country
Italy
From the cold northern regions to the sizzling south of Sicily, Italy is a kaleidoscope of colours, flavours, grapes and styles from regions such as Barolo to lesser-known Montefalco and Etna.
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