Brunello

The red grape variety originates from Italy. It was created in the 1870s by the estate owner Clemente Santi at his estate Il Greppo (now Biondi-Santi) in Montalcino in Tuscany. This selected specific vine has particularly compact grapes of the Sangiovese variety. This specific clone was previously assigned based on analyses from the early 20th century of a group called 'Sangiovese Grosso' and was first documented under this name as early as 1842. The long-held view of a better quality is no longer considered correct today, as DNA-wise it does not differ at all from the Sangiovese variety.

The vine is now primarily cultivated in the area of the town of Montalcino in the province of Siena. The small, thick-skinned, and brownish-colored berries yield an expressive, powerful, and long-lasting red wine. In the following decades, the selection and propagation of the Brunello vine were perfected at the estate. Clemente Santi's grandson, Ferruccio Biondi-Santi, produced the first wine labeled as 'Brunello' in 1888. This marked the birth of the famous DOCG wine Brunello di Montalcino. The variety is also used in the DOC wine Rosso di Montalcino. However, in the statistics, quantities are generally not specified under Brunello.

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