2006 LUCCIO SANGIOVESE RED BLEND

'Luccio' is the Italian word for Pike. The Luccio wines are easy drinking, flavoursome wines made from classic Italian varietals.

Colour: Medium density, bright red.

Aroma: Typical dusty, dark cherry and dried flowers plus some subtle oak aromas deliver an enticing amalgam of aromas. Quite perfumed really.

Palate:Again this is absolutely typical of this noble Tuscan variety. Medium weight cherry fruit, bright acid and firm, dry tannins form a structure that could only point towards the Sangiovese grape.

Summary: Assisted by small percentages of Merlot and Cabernet this wine screams out for food. Anything Italian will do – from your favourite pizza to pasta marinara. It will work wonderfully well.

Technical Information

Region: 100% Clare Valley, South Australia

Variety: 76% Sangiovese, 12% Merlot, 12% Cabernet

Alcohol / Vol: 14.0%

Acidity: 6.54 g/L TA

pH: 3.44
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Fermentation: Aged in older French oak barrels for 14 months. Combination of wild yeast and pure yeast culture for alcoholic ferment. MLF natural.

Past Vintages

Luccio Red 2002

Luccio Red 2003

Luccio Red 2004

Luccio Red 2005

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