Central and Southern Italy Flashcards
Orvieto
Umbria and Lazio DOC. min 60% Grechetto and Trebbiano Toscano. generally dry, although they may be sweet, and even botrytised. Best wines come from the Classico zone surrounding the town in Umbria
DOCG of Umbria
- Sagrantino di Montefalco, Torgiano Rosso Riserva
Lago di Corbara
Umbria DOC. w/in the Orvieto DOC for red and white varietal wines and blends
Sagrantino di Montefalco
Umbria DOCG. 100% Sagrantino; min 37 mnths aging, min 12 mnths in wood; naturally high in alcohol & tannin, ageworthy; secco or passito
Sagrantino producers
Paolo Bea (traditionalist), Marco Caprai (Modernist), Scacciadiavoli, Colpetrone, Perticaio
Torgiano Rosso Riserva
Umbria DOCG. Normale wines are DOC. 70-100% Sang; min 3 yrs aging, mon 6 mnths in btl
Torgiano producers
Lungarotti: largest producers, instrumental in the DOCG elevation
Marche DOCG
- Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva, Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva, Conero Rosso Riserva, Vernaccia di Serrapetrona, Offida
Offida
Marche DOCG. Red: min 85% Montepulciano; White: varietal Pecorino, Passerina
Conero Rosso Riserva
Marche DOCG. Min 85% Montepulciano. Max 15% Sangiovese; min 2 yrs aging
Vernaccia di Serrapetrona
Marche DOCG. Min 85% Vernaccia Nera; Sparkling reds, either dry or sweet from 40% passito grapes
Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva
Marche DOCG. Min 85% Verdicchio; min 18 mnths aging. Inland, SW of Castelli di Jesi & Ancona. Sharper than Castelli di Jesi
Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva
Marche DOCG. Min 85% Verdicchio; min 18 mnths aging, 6 mnths in btl. Coastal, N & W of the capital city, Ancona. , fuller, rounder than Matelica
Marche. location, grapes
Central Italian Region on the Adriatic coast, east of Umbria. Ancona is the capital. Verdicchio is the most important grape
Rosso Piceno
Marche DOC for lighter Montepulciano and Sangiovese blends.
Lacrima di Morro d’Alba
Marche DOC for aromatic, heady, pinot-like reds from min 85% Lacrima
Abruzzo. location, grapes, DOCG
Central Italian region, south of the Marche. Montepulciano is the most important grape. 1 DOCG: Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane DOCG
Abruzzo’s sole DOCG. essentially the classico zone of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo. higher % Montepulciano @ 90%, min 2 yrs aging, 1 yr in wood; Riserva: min 3 yrs aging. Top two producers Emidio Pepe and Eduardo Valentini just use the basic DOC
Lazio
Central Italian region housing Rome, south of Tuscany. Top whites are Trebbiano Toscano and Malvasia
Castelli Romani
Lazio DOC. Directly S of Rome; Broad zone encompassing several smaller appellations. Produced in mass quantites of which much is consummed locally. Red and white
Lazio DOCG
- Canellino di Frascati, Frascati Superiore, Piglio
Piglio
Lazio DOCG. red wines from Cesanese
Canellino di Frascati
Lazio DOCG. late harvest white wines from Malvasia
Frascati Superiore
Lazio DOCG for white still and sparkling wines from Malvasia
Lazio producers
Falesco in the NE near Umbria. Doesn’t use any of the DOC/Gs. international varieties Merlot and CS
Molise
Southern Italian province, small Mountainous, most winemaking handled by coops,less than 5% DOC level. No DOCG, only 4 DOC
Biferno
Molise DOC. whites from Trebbiano, reds and rosatos from Aglianico and montepulciano
Falerno del Massico
Campania DOC. Coastal, NW corner, volcanic tufa soils of the lower Massico Mtn slopes. Site of the historic, legendary Falernian wines. Red: Aglianico & Piedirosso blends, varietal Primativo; White: Falanghina
Campania DOCGs
- Aglianico del Taburno, Taurasi, Greco di Tufu, Fiano di Avellino
Aglianico del Taburno
Campania DOCG. Inland, NW of Taurasi. Red: min 85% Aglianico, min 2 yrs aging, min 12% abv; Riserva: min 3 yrs aging, 1 yr in wood, 6 mnths in btl, min 13% abv; Rosato