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Brunello di Montalcino

Wine
Italy: Tuscany: Red: Brunello di Montalcino is a fuller bodied red made from a clone of Sangiovese around the picturesque town of Montalcino, which is south east of Florence. In 1980, the Brunello di Montalcino was awarded the first Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) and is widely regarded, along with Barolo, as the king of Italian wines.