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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is a red wine
Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage often made of fermentation grape juice. The natural chemical balance of grapes is such that they can ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients....
 with Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita status produced in the vineyard
Vineyard

A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is known as viticulture....
s surrounding the town of Montepulciano
Montepulciano

Montepulciano, a medieval and Renaissance hill town and commune in the province of Siena in southern Tuscany, . Montepulciano, with an elevation of 605 m, sits on a high limestone ridge....
, Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
. The wine is made primarily from the Sangiovese
Sangiovese

Sangiovese is a red Italian wine grape variety whose name derives from the Latin sanguis Jovis, "the blood of Jove". It is most famous as the main component of the Chianti blend in Tuscany , as well as Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and Morellino di Scansano, although it can also be used to make varietal wines such as Brunello di Montalci...
 grape varietal (known locally as Prugnolo gentile) (minimum 70%), blended with Canaiolo Nero
Canaiolo

Canaiolo is a red grape mostly used in Tuscany together with Sangiovese and Colorino to create Chianti wine and as an important but secondary component of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano....
 (10%–20%) and small amounts of other local varieties such as Mammolo
Mammolo

Mammolo is a red Italian wine grape that is planted primarily in Tuscany . While its use has been diminishing, Mammolo was historically included in the blended Sangiovese-based wines of Chianti where it contributed a distinctive Viola aroma....
. The wine is aged in oak barrels for 2 years; three years if it is a riserva.






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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is a red wine
Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage often made of fermentation grape juice. The natural chemical balance of grapes is such that they can ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients....
 with Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita status produced in the vineyard
Vineyard

A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is known as viticulture....
s surrounding the town of Montepulciano
Montepulciano

Montepulciano, a medieval and Renaissance hill town and commune in the province of Siena in southern Tuscany, . Montepulciano, with an elevation of 605 m, sits on a high limestone ridge....
, Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
. The wine is made primarily from the Sangiovese
Sangiovese

Sangiovese is a red Italian wine grape variety whose name derives from the Latin sanguis Jovis, "the blood of Jove". It is most famous as the main component of the Chianti blend in Tuscany , as well as Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and Morellino di Scansano, although it can also be used to make varietal wines such as Brunello di Montalci...
 grape varietal (known locally as Prugnolo gentile) (minimum 70%), blended with Canaiolo Nero
Canaiolo

Canaiolo is a red grape mostly used in Tuscany together with Sangiovese and Colorino to create Chianti wine and as an important but secondary component of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano....
 (10%–20%) and small amounts of other local varieties such as Mammolo
Mammolo

Mammolo is a red Italian wine grape that is planted primarily in Tuscany . While its use has been diminishing, Mammolo was historically included in the blended Sangiovese-based wines of Chianti where it contributed a distinctive Viola aroma....
. The wine is aged in oak barrels for 2 years; three years if it is a riserva. The wine should not be confused with Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

Montepulciano d'Abruzzo is a type of vitis vinifera as well as a type of red wine made from these same grapes in the Abruzzo region of east-central Italy....
, a red wine made from the Montepulciano grape in the Abruzzo
Abruzzo

Abruzzo is a region in Italy, its western border lies less than 50 miles due east of Rome. Abruzzo borders the region of Marche to the north, Lazio to the west and south-west, Molise to the south-east, and the Adriatic Sea to the east....
 region of east-central Italy.

Wines made in Montepulciano

The industry in the wine-producing town of Montepulciano
Montepulciano

Montepulciano, a medieval and Renaissance hill town and commune in the province of Siena in southern Tuscany, . Montepulciano, with an elevation of 605 m, sits on a high limestone ridge....
 produces a number of different wines:
  • Novello (produced not only in this specific region)
  • Rosso di Montepulciano
    Rosso di Montepulciano

    Rosso di Montepulciano is a red wine with Denominazione di Origine Controllata status produced in the vineyards surrounding the town of Montepulciano, Italy....
  • Nobile di Montepulciano
  • Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva


Some wineries, in addition to wines, also produce Grappa
Grappa

Grappa is a fragrant grape-based pomace brandy of between 37.5% and 60% alcohol by volume , of Italy origin. Literally "grape stalk", most grappa is made by distillation pomace and grape residue left over from winemaking after pressing....
. By Italian law, the same company cannot be both a certified winery and a certified distillery, therefore, the Grappa
Grappa

Grappa is a fragrant grape-based pomace brandy of between 37.5% and 60% alcohol by volume , of Italy origin. Literally "grape stalk", most grappa is made by distillation pomace and grape residue left over from winemaking after pressing....
 is produced in cooperation, but, is usually sold by the winery and bears the winery name on its label.

External References for More Information

  1. Official site of the Consorzio del Vino Nobile
  2. Official site of the local Wine Route Organization - Strada del Vino Nobile di Montepulciano