Among many red wines, there is a famous Italian red wine that is very suitable for the Year of the Rooster. It is the C in Italy's most famous ABBBC, which is a classic Chianti wine, commonly known as "black rooster", because the black rooster is a unique symbol, as well as a symbol of its quality and history.

The story of "Black Rooster"

In the Middle Ages, Florence and Siena, two republics of Tuscany, fought a long war for territory. In order to end the war and divide the territory, the two sides adopted the method of staking a horse, which is similar to that in ancient China: when the rooster crows at dawn, each country sends a rider out of the city, and the place where the riders meet is the boundary where the two sides divide the territory.

Siena chose a white cock, Florence chose a black cock, and the cunning Florentine kept the black cock in a dark cage and didn't feed it. So at dawn on the day of the race, the black rooster crowed loudly as soon as it was released from the cage by the Florentines, and the riders in Florence set off. The rider in Siena didn't start until the white cock crowed normally. He only ran 12 km and met the Florentine near Fontrutoi.

Since then, almost the whole Chianti wine has become the territory of Florence. Soon after, Siena was merged into the Florence Union, and the black rooster was designated as the symbol of the Chianti wine military alliance and became the political symbol of the region.

In 1924, this brilliant black rooster was designed as the origin symbol of the classic Chianti wine producing area, and in 1984, the classic Chianti wine also obtained the status of DOCG, which is the highest grade of Italian wine, which means that the classic Chianti wine is more strict in production and more guaranteed in quality than other wines. Since 2005, all classic Chianti wines have been printed with the black rooster logo.

Production standard of "black rooster"

1, from the classic Chianti wine producing area (Chianti wine producing area with a longer history and better brewing technology).

2. The usage rate of Sangiovese is at least 80%.

3. The planting density of grapes shall not exceed 3250 per hectare. Grapes can be planted for 4 years before they can be put into wine production. Each grape can produce up to 3 kilograms of grapes, and the alcohol concentration should not be lower than 12 degrees.

4. It needs to be aged in oak barrels 12 months or more.

5. Only the classic Chianti wine can use the "black rooster" logo. When using Bordeaux wine bottles, you can find the obvious "black rooster" logo on the bottleneck or wine label.

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