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Piandibugnano Cuccaia Sangiovese Montecucco 2006Price: $16.00    Case Price: $14.40

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Color:
Red
Body/Type:
Medium Bodied
Style:
Modern
Size:
Bottle, 750 ml
Winery:
Piandibugnano
Grapes:
Sangiovese and Merlot
Serve At:
57°-63° F
Region:
Italy > Tuscany
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Fruit-forward value Super-Tuscan blend of Sangiovese and Merlot, this is a versatile red that could be a staple of the dinner table. Balanced acidity and moderate tannins make it easy to drink with a wide range of dishes.

Piandibugnano is the work of three amici and co-investors. Giorgio Bucelli, a veteran wine salesman and now marketer; Paolo Trappolini, the enologo for Avignonesi as well as this venture; and Carlo Filippeschi, a restaurateur who manages the business end – together they have banded together to create a promising new name in southern Tuscany. Founded in 2002, this 3.5 hectare (9 acre) winery sits at the uppermost zone of grape and olive cultivation in the chilly Montecucco zone in Tuscany, where the climate and terrain are dominated by the 1800 metre / 4500 foot Mount Amiata. The wines exhibit a dynamic combination of warm- and cool-weather characteristics – big and rich, yet always held in check by a bracing line of acidity and intriguing scents and flavors of the Mediterranean maquis (macchia in Italian).

Tuscany is the quintessential Italian wine region, a place where the Renaissance was born and the Church has reigned. Wine has found a place as one of the most humble of comforts with the people of Tuscany, on the table at every meal or served with a piece of bread as the meal itself. Though all made from the most famous of Tuscan grapes, Sangiovese, Tuscany is the birthplace of some of the most recognizable Italian wines: Chianti and Brunello di Montalcino. Italy's also a land of district microclimates, so while traditional red's feature the sangiovese grape, they can showcase different lands of structure and flavor characteristics.

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Get out the horse and saddle up..great leather aroma, love it!!

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