Piccini - red Italian wines from
Tuscany!
Piccini's history begins in 1882 when the company was founded
by Angiolo Piccini In 1920, his son, Mario, joined his father
in the winery and began to promote their wines throughout Italy
In the 60's, the winery developed rapidly under Pierangiolo,
grandson of Angiolo, exporting throughout Europe.
Today, Pierangiolo's children, Mario and Martina, mark the fourth
generation; perfecting production and marketing, and giving
their customers continued satisfaction by constantly improving
the quality of the wines and delivering them worldwide.
Piccini nowadays is one of the most important winery in Tuscany
, and the 28th Company in Italy out of 800.000 Piccini 100%
Family owned, they have in totally 380 hectares of land; of
which 150 hectares of vineyards in the most prestigious Tuscan
wine production area.
In addition they have some 10 years rent contracts with the
most important wine-growers in the Chianti area for about 100
Hectares. PICCINI BY ITSELF REPRESENTS BETWEEN THE 10% AND 12%
OF THE TOTAL CHIANTI PRODUCTION PICCINI OWN ONE OF THE MOST
PRESTIGIOUS ESTATE IN TUSCANY : Fattoria di Valiano (production
of high quality wines - Chianti Classico Docg) and, looking
to the Future, they bought 170 Hectares in Maremma (Tenuta Moraia).
 Valiano
Estate was acquired by the Piccini Family in 1995. It is located
in the heart of Chianti Classico area, in the municipality of
Castelnuovo Berardenga. The Villa dates back to the XVI century
and was completely renovated with full respect to traditional
features. Piccini own over than 230 hectares including 7 hectares
of olive groves ;70 hecatres are dedicated to specialised vineyard.
The grape varieties grown are mostly Sangiovese with Cabernet
Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot, Chardonnay.
The soil is extremely well suited to the production of top quality
Wines. Harvest is carried out exclusively by hand, with scrupulous
selections of the grapes.
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Wine list # 6
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Wine from Tuscany, Italy
Chianti Piccini Arancio
Vintage: 2005
Chianti Piccini Arancio, which is defined by the great success
of its unmistakable label, is a deep, ruby red with an intense
and persistent fragrance of mature red fruit. It's a well-structured,
smooth wine, with soft tannins and distinct notes of red fruit.
This has made Chianti Piccini Arancio the "Chianti par excellence".
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Wine from Tuscany, Italy
Poggio Teo Chianti Classico
Vintage: 2003
Valiano is a land of high-quality great wines, a land which lays
claim to internationally renowned prestige: Tuscany. Poggio Teo
originates from slope of the hill to the same name, in a typical
Tuscan landscape like a little corner of paradise where time seem
to stand still. The wine undergoes further maturation in bottle.
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Wine from Tuscany, Italy
Vino in Musica Valiano
Vintage: 2000
Vino in Musica is born in the heart of Chianti Classico area,
exactly in Valiano Estate of Piccini. This wine is a special blend
of a careful selection of the best grapes of Sangiovese and Cabernet
Sauvignon. The grapes selected for Vino In Musica vineyard are
harvested by hand. It is a really "Masterpiece" of Super Toscan!
Piccini packed this wine in wood cases by six bottles, with six
different labels, the original Giuseppe Chiari paintings.
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Short history of the wines of Chianti
There are various theories as to the origin of the name Chianti.
What is more certain is that the name was well established by
the early fifteenth century, although the wine known as Chianti
in those days was almost certainly a white wine. As late as the
1960's there was still a Chianti bianco and even the DOC laws
of 1967 allowed for 30% of white grapes in the red wine.
By the early 1900's the wines of Chianti had become very popular
all over Italy and beyond. The DOCG regulations of 1984 attempted
to achieve what the DOC ones of 1967 failed to do in terms of
quality and consistency, and there is no doubt that post DOCG
Chianti is a much improved wine, however, many growers still found
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Tuscany - Italy
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Wine from Tuscany, Italy
Vino Nobile di Montepul...
Vintage: 2002
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano has an intense ruby red colour and
perfume with a note of violet. It has a full, balanced, slightly
tannic flavor. The vinification and maturing procedures are carried
out in the Montepulciano area with all the necessary expertise
to obtain a high quality product. The wine is aged in Slovenian
oak barrels
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Wine from Tuscany, Italy
Valiano Chianti Classico R
Vintage: 2003
The color of the wine is an intense ruby red with garnet shades.
The bouquet of the wine has an intensely vinous flavor with a
hint of vanilla and spice. The taste of the wine is smooth, elegant,
harmonious with vibrant red fruits: strawberry, raspberry, redcurrant
and is rich in extract and balanced tannins.
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| Red Italian Wine |
Wine from Tuscany, Italy
Brunello di Montalcino
Vintage: 2001
Brunello di Montalcino is a classy wine of noble origins which
first appeared in the mid-19th century. Montalcino is undoubtedly
one of the most suitable wine growing areas in Italy and Brunello
is proof of this. The charm of a complex wine like Brunello di
Montalcino derives, above all, from the ageing period, during
which the freshly-fermented wine matures and slowly absorbs aromas
and fragrances from the wood of the barrels.
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This led to the rise of the so-called 'Super-Tuscans', wines made
from the same grapes and the same vineyards as traditional Chianti,
yet made in a way and using blends that 'flouted' regulations,
and led them to be labeled as table-wines. This didn't bother
the growers overmuch as these wines (then and now) command prices
way beyond even the best Chianti Classico.
Eventually, the regulations were altered to allow these wines
back into the fold. Grape varieties that were outlawed are now
permitted, and the requirement to effectively ruin a wine by forcing
the inclusion of white grapes in the blend has lapsed.
There is a re-assessment of Chianti under way; ever higher standards
coupled with some wonderful vintages are allowing the very best
wines to walk tall, and many recent tasting's have commented on
the wonderful ageing potential of top Chianti. The prestige that
the 'Super-Tuscans' afforded the Sangiovese grape is now allowing
the focus to return to the making of good Chianti.
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