2009 LUCCIO SANGIOVESE

'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: Typically dark cherry/blueberry fruit and just a hint of dried herbs. Some subtle oak aromas deliver an enticing amalgam of aromas.

Palate: Again this is absolutely typical of this noble Tuscan variety. Medium weight cherry and blueberry fruit – quite “juicy”, nicely balanced by “savoury” tannins and good acid that forms a structure that could only point towards the Sangiovese grape.

Summary: A variety that really does need food to show its best. Anything from pizza and pasta to grilled meats will work. No problem to keep for 3-5 years in the cellar.

Technical Information

Region: 100% Clare Valley, South Australia

Variety: 100% Sangiovese

Alcohol / Vol: 14.5%

Acidity: 6.17 g/L TA

pH: 3.39
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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

Luccio Red 2006

Luccio Red 2007

Luccio Red 2008 - not made

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