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Canaiolo

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Canaiolo is a red wine grape hailing from Tuscany, Italy. It is fairly unknown because it is often blended with its more famous cousin, Sangiovese, in the production of the world-renowned Chianti. However, on its own Canaiolo makes a soft, mellow, but nevertheless elegantly aromatic wine.

General Characteristics

  • Chocolate
  • Coffee
  • Toffee
  • Vanilla
  • Blackberry
  • Bramble
  • Clay
  • Dust
  • Soil
  • Cedar
  • Oak
  • Smoke
  • Tobacco
  • Black Pepper
  • White Pepper
  • Blackcurrant
  • Blueberry
  • Cassis
  • Grape
  • Plum
  • Black Cherry
  • Black Plum
  • Wet Chalk
  • Wet Stone
  • Basil
  • Sage

Wines with this grape

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