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Red Bottle overall rating:
5/7 |
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The Terre dei Bocci di Montecucco is a exciting
experience. Rich and persistant with great
fruity flavors, you will surely love it. You
can find it only on Monteccucco's wine roads
and here of course... |
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Intensive
and convincing fruitiness. Rather tannic with a
great structure and a full body.
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Picture
on top: PIAZZETTA, Giovanni Battista
The Soothsayer - 1740 - Gallerie dell'Accademia,
Venice |
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A
bit of history:
PIAZZETTA, Giovanni Battista
(1683 - 1754) |
"His
works are comparatively few, and though appearing
to be executed with speed and facility were the
product of careful deliberation and infinite pains."
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Venetian painter, son of a woodcarver, who studied
under Giuseppe Maria Crespi in Bologna and was probably
influenced by him to take up genre subjects. He
settled in Venice by 1711, and after his death his
family petitioned the State for a pension, claiming
that his 'constant studies and his pursuit of glory
rather than gain had reduced him to poverty and
hastened his death'.
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He made many drawings for collectors and as book-illustrations
in order to support his family; his work was much
influenced by Rembrandt's etchings and his paintings
evolve from Baroque contrasts of chiaroscuro towards
a freer and more fluid Rococo handling. Piazzetta's
influence on the young Tiepolo was very great and
it was Tiepolo who completed the transition to the
Rococo. Most of his paintings are in Venice, including
his only ceiling decoration, the Glory of S. Dominic,
painted before 1727 (SS. Giovanni e Paolo).
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The 'Terre dei Bocci'
is made of 100% Sangiovese grapes, and the fermentation
takes place for a long period on the slop at controlled
temperatures. The refining period is about 7-8 monts
in french oak casks - (Barriques). Afterwards it is
put for antoher 4 months for ageing in bottles.
| Region: |
TUSCANY
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| Label: |
TERRE DEI BOCCI
MONTECUCCO SANGIOVESE
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| Winery: |
Perazzeta
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| Alcoholic vol.: |
13,5%
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| Residual
sugar: |
> 1 g/l
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| Acids: |
5,65 g/l (tartaric)
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| Grapes varietals: |
Sangiovese (100%)
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| Production: |
5600 bottles
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| Aging: |
at least 8 months in oak wine
butts (barriques), 4 months in bottle
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| Bottle: |
750 ml bottle
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| Packing: |
6 bottle
box - cilyndrical bottle.
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| Code: |
RBPE02
- 1 x 75 ml bottle
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Loris
says: |
Powerful
bouquet...
The wine is impenetrable pyrope
ruby paling to cherry at the rim. The bouquet is
fairly powerful, with cherry fruit overlain by slight
tartness, bitter ash, and hints of underbrush, all
complemented by vinous warmth. |
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Marco
says: |
Sangiovese
with character...
On the palate it's moderately full,
with cherry fruit supported by smooth sweet tannins
that are distinctly Sangiovese in character, and
lead into a long cherry laced finish that gains
definition from the persistence of the tannins. |
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Did
you know?... |
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A
bit of history:
MONTECUCCO WINES
(Find more on our web site...) |
Montecucco D.O.C. covers the territories of a number of municipalities
in the province of Grosseto.
Seen from a bird's-eye view,
it looks as if Montecucco vineyards were laying
siege from the south to the area where the celebrated
Brunello di Montalcino is produced.
This vicinity has had a positive effect on the development
of winemaking traditions and techniques in the Montecucco
area. In the past few years, the production techniques
here have constantly improved thanks to the introduction
of the Montecucco D.O.C. appellation.
The result is a number of fine wines, especially
reds, that have managed to win the hearts of connoisseurs.
The D.O.C. regulations here reflect the attitude
of Montecucco winegrowers: they are very strict
and put great weight on the use of traditional grape
varieties and vinification methods, allowing no
room for trendy experimentations and shortcuts of
sorts.
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