TAVOLO VIGNETO
Toscana
The largest region of Central Italy, Toscana sits directly opposite from Emilia Romagna and Marche on the peninsula’s Mediterranean coast. The main cities of Firenze and Siena have long been an epicenter for the arts and Italian culture — home to the Medici and the Italian Renaissance, this area has spawned such legendary figures as Dante Alighieri, Niccolo Macchiavelli, and Filippo Brunelleschi.
The wine making traditions in Toscana are truly ancient. This was the ancestral home of the Etruscans, progenitors of European winemaking. This was the playground of Rome’s elite, the site of countless aristocratic estates boasting vineyards at their core. Jointly controlled in modern times by the Republic of Florence and the Catholic Church, the area has come to be littered with monasteries and castles, all making wine to satisfy its thirsty inhabitants.
Welcome to the world of Sangiovese.
Given this rich history, the terroir for winemaking in Toscana is both immense and extremely diverse. Much of the Tuscan terrain is extremely hilly (a notable exception isthe region’s Western coast), the soils changing from sand and clay in the Maremma and Bolgheri to rocky, marl-limestone closer to Siena and the famous villages of Chianti Classico, Montalcino, and Montepulciano.
Soil Type—Assorted (Galestro, Alberese, Clay)
Sangiovese Clone—Sangiovese Grosso
Brunelo Di Montalcino (DOCG)
-Mastrojanni
-Pietroso
-La Palazzetta
Soil Types - Assorted (Sandy, Clay-Limestone, Shale, Sandstone)
Colli Aretini
Colli Fiorentini
Colline Pisane - Badia di Morrona
Colli Senesi
Montalbano
Montespertoli RufinaSoil Types—Assorted (Galestro, Alberese, Sandstone, Marl
Castellina in Chianti
Castelnuovo Berardenga
Gaiole in Chianti - Castello di Cacchiano
Greve in Chianti - Savignola
Lamole
Montefioralle
Panzano Radda in Chianti
San Casciano in Val di Pesa - Villa le Corti
San Donato in Poggio - Cinciano
VagliaglSoil Type—Sandstone, Limestone, Clay
Sangiovese Clone—Morellino di Scansano
Morellino Di Scansano (DOCG) - Col Di Bacche
MAREMMA ET AL
Soil Type—Loam, Clay, Sand
Montecucco (DOC) - Pianirossi
Soil Type—Clay, Sand
Sangiovese Clone—Prugnolo Gentile
Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano (DOCG) - Il Conventino
Rossi Di Montepulciano (DOCG) - Mastrojanni
Pietroso
Visconti - La PalazzettaSan Antimo (DOC) - Mastrojanni
Visconti - La Palazzetta
NOTEWORTHY DOC & DOCG SUB-ZONES OF TOSCANA
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