Wine Article, Indonesia Tatler, December 2011

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An Italian Gem

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Wines of the exceptional terroir of Montalcino

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is a red Italian wine grape variety whose name derives from the Latin Sanguis Jovis, the Blood of Jupiter. The local name for the Sangiovese grape is Brunello, which is also known as a handful of mutants of Sangiovese. The Col d’Orcia family have collected, over the years, more than 50,000 bottles of old vintages of Brunello di Montalcino and have carefully preserved them in their cellars. In addition to Brunello di Montalcino, the Col d’Orcia also produces Rosso degli Spezieri, a blend of sangiovese with merlot and a local variety, a product of which is meant for early consumption and has to be slightly chilled. The vineyard also produces Rosso di Montalcino that the Count dubbed “the lunchtime Brunello”, as well as Banditella, which falls between the Rosso and the full-bore Brunello. “We harvest earlier than anyone else in Montalcino, aiming for lower yields and greater intensity,” says the Count. As special guest and vintner, Count Francesco explained about the Col d’Orcia wineries; he mentioned that there were a number of important factors that determined

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ount francesco is a wine connoisseur and is part of the Col d’Orcias, a noble family famous for its longstanding tradition of winemaking that dates back to the 17th century. It all started in 1992, when Count Francesco inherited the Col d’Orcia estate and company from his father, Enrico Marone Cinzano of the Col d’Orcia (meaning the hill overlooking the Orcia River), and soon became its chairman. Located on the southern slope of the Montalcino territory in Italy, Col d’Orcia is a small architectural gem, set in a landscape of rare beauty, and is one of the oldest companies in the area. As special as it is, Col d’Orcia is also classified as UNESCO’s World Heritage Site for its artistic, natural, and cultural beauties. The estate itself extends over 540 hectares, and Count Francesco was used to define the Terroir of Col d’orcia as a land gifted in the production of great wines. Nowhere else than Montalcino does the Sangiovese grape attain such heights. Sangiovese

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To explore the Col d’Orcia wineries, last October, Lobo Restaurant proudly hosted an exclusive wine dinner with Count Francesco Marone Cinzano. tyara p. hansel reports


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