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History, Geography,  and Culture
of Italian Wine

Wines, Grape varieties, Typical products of each and every region in Italy, with more than 90 detailed regional maps.

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Italy's Native Wine Grapes Guide

Prugnolo Gentile

Grape's Data Sheet

The Prugnolo Gentile Wine Grape in Italy

The Wine Grape known as Prugnolo Gentile is a recognized synonym for the Sangiovese grape variety.To get to the page of the Sangiovese wine-grape, with all the ampelographic and agricultural information as well as the organoleptic features of the varietal wines produced with the Sangiovese wine-grape, click here.

Prugnolo Gentile - The Grape and the Wines

The Prugnolo Gentile grape variety is a variant of Sangiovese Grosso, which is called Prugnolo in the Montalcino area. It forms the base for the production of red wines from Montepulciano (Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG, Rosso di Montepulciano DOC). Despite this, Prugnolo Gentile is listed in the National Vine Variety Registry Catalog under number 201.

Prugnolo Gentile - General Info Table

Prugnolo Gentile is one of the  Local Grapes with Black berry widespread mainly in Tuscany, officially listed in the “Catalogo nazionale varietà di vite” since 1971. Its surface under vines in Italy is .
Berry colorBlack berry
Grape CategoryLocal Grapes
Main RegionTuscany
Synonym(s)Sangiovese
Year of listing1971

Prugnolo Gentile - Ampelographic Data

Each grape variety is characterized by Ampelographic Descriptors that define the appearance of its main elements. The ampelographic features of the Prugnolo Gentile grape variety are:
Leaf Features
The leaf of the Prugnolo Gentile grape variety is .
Bunch Features
The bunch of the Prugnolo Gentile grape variety is .
Berry Features
The berries of the Prugnolo Gentile grape variety are

Prugnolo Gentile - Wine Features

The Varietal Wine obtained from each and every Grape Variety, features precisely defined organoleptic characteristics. Referred to Prugnolo Gentile grapes, they are as follows:
Varietal Wine's features
The wine obtained from Prugnolo Gentile grapes is ruby red. On the palate the wine is warm, fruity, tannic.

Prugnolo Gentile - Agricultural & Productive Features

Each and every grape variety features very specific agricultural and productive characteristics, such as productivity, yield, ripening time, the ideal type of climate or pruning system, sensitivity to adversities, varying degrees of disease resistance and many others. For the Prugnolo Gentile grape variety, the main characteristics are: