Sergio Zingarelli "Gran Selezione" 2012

Sangiovese / Colorino
A still red wine from the Chianti, Tuscany region of Italy.


Deep and powerful. Berries, tobacco, chocolate.

Tasting Notes

Deep ruby colour with tawny hues.

The 2012 Sergio Zingarelli Gran Selezione has a complex nose with hints of under spirit fruit, plums, berries, tobacco and chocolate.

Harmonic, deep, chewy. Very long.

Sergio Zingarelli "Gran Selezione" 2012
Gran Selezione (2012) Review
Estate making Gran Selezione Estate Sergio Zingarelli
Gran Selezione (2012) Label Gran Selezione
Style of Gran Selezione Style Red & Still
Country of Sergio Zingarelli Country Italy
Region of Sergio Zingarelli Region Chianti, Tuscany
Grape blend of Gran Selezione Grapes Sangiovese, Colorino
Vintage of Gran Selezione Vintage 2012
   

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Sangiovese

Wine making grape

Sangiovese is a red Italian wine grape variety named after the Latin sanguis Jovis, which means “Jupiter’s blood.” Though it is native to most of central Italy, from Romagna to Lazio, Campania, and Sicily, it is best known outside of Italy as the sole component of Brunello di Montalcino and Rosso di Montalcino, as well as the primary component of the blends Chianti, Carmignano, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, and Morellino di Scansano, though it can also be used to make varietal wines like Sangiovese di Romagna

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Colorino

Varietal

In Tuscany, the Colorino grape variety is the most commonly grown. The grape is noted for its dark color and is commonly used as a coloring agent in red blends. Because of its obsession with and use of the governo winemaking method, it played a minor role in Chianti’s history. Colorino, like Canaiolo, did not rot easily when partially dried before being added to fermenting grape must. The grape, however, did not have the same amount of fruit or softening effect as Canaiolo, and it fell out of favor. Tuscan winemakers became more involved in the variety in the late 1980s, seeing parallels between it and the part Petit Verdot plays in Bordeaux blends. Colorino was planted to provide darker colors and structure from phenolic compounds in the thick skin of the grape, but without the overpowering aromatics of Cabernet Sauvignon. The resurgence of Colorino was short-lived, and by the turn of the century, it had returned to a minor position in Tuscan wines.

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