Central Italy #1 Flashcards
What is the climate of Liguria?
Mediterranean
What is the synonym for Dolcetto in Liguria?
Ormeasco
What grapes might you see bottled varietally in the Riviere Ligure di Pontente DOC?
Pigato
Vermentino
Ormeasco
Rossese
Sangiovese
What Ligurian DOC is 100% Rossese based?
Rossese di Dolceaqua DOC, in the Ponente
What is the varietal DOC for Ormeasco?
Pornassio (Ormeasco di Pornassio), 95%
Where is Cinque Terre DOC? What are the major grapes?
Liguria, in the Levante
Min. 40% Bosco, plus Albarola, Vermentino
Where is Colli di Luni DOC? What are the major grapes?
Who shares it?
Liguria, in the Levante (shared with Tuscany)
Bianco: min 35% Vermentino, plus 25-40% Trebbiano Toscano, plus
Rosso: min 50% Sangiovese, plus
Also varietal Vermentino and Albarola
What is the eastern end of Liguria?
The Levante
What is the western end of Liguria?
The Ponente
What is the major difference in style between the Ponente and the Levante?
Ponente wines tend to be varietal wines, whereas Levante wines tend to be blends.
What is the sole notable sweet wine of Liguria, and who is one producer exported to the USA?
Sciacchetrà, a passito blanc wine from Cinque Terre, produced by Walter de Battè
Sha-ket-tra
Made from Albarola, Vermentini, and Bosco
What is important about Albana di Romagna DOCG? (Emilia-Romagna)
Italy’s first white wine DOCG, promoted in 1987.
What are the two DOCG’s of Emilia-Romagna?
- Albana di Romagna DOCG
- Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto DOCG
What three DOCs are nested within Albana di Romagna? What is the larger regional DOC that encapsulates them all? (Emilia-Romagna)
Colli d’Imola
Colli di Faenza
Colli Romagana Centrale: Bianco (Chardonnay based)
Rosso (Cab Sauv based)
Rosso Riserva
plus varietal Chardonnay, Trebbiano, Cab Sauv, Sangio. Riserva released after 15mos for white and 24mos for red (from Nov 1 of year of harvest)
Romagna DOC
What smaller DOPs are contained within Reno DOC? (Emilia-Romagna)
Colli Bolognesi DOC: Varietal Bianco (Chardonnay, Pignoletto Superiore/Frizzante/Spumante/Passito, Pinot Bianco, Riesling Italico, Sauvignon), Varietal Rosso (Barbara/Riserva/Frizzante, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot)
Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto DOCG
Name three DOC’s for Lambrusco (Emilia-Romagna)
- Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro DOC
- Lambrusco di Sorbara DOC
- Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce DOC
- Lambrusco Montovano DOC
- Lambrusco Reggiano DOC
- Lambrusco di Modena DOC
Which Lambrusco DOC is in Lombardy?
Lambrusco Montovano DOC
What are the allowed styles for Lambrusco DOCs?
Always frizzante; may be secco, amabile, or dolce
What is the largest Lambrusco DOC by production, and why?
Lambrusco Reggiano DOC. It is the base for Riunite, a network of co-ops, that produce the bulk of the amabile-style lambruscos.
What are the denominazione for Albana di Romagna DOCG, and what is it’s greatest expression?
Secco
Amabile (12-30g/L)
Dolce (45-80g/L)
Passito (284 g/L must weight, exhibits botrytis, aged until Sept 1st of the year following the harvest)
Passtio Riserva (400g/L must weight, exhibits botrytis, aged until Nov 1st of the year following the harvest).
The best and most interesting expressions are PASSITO.
What is the varietal makeup and styles of Colli Bolognese Pignoletto DOCG? (Emilia-Romagna)
85% Pignoletto (Grechetto di Todi); 95% in the Classico zone
Frizzante (Secco)
Spumante (Brut Nature to Extra Dry)
Superiore (Secco to Abboccato)
Superiore Classico (max 6 g/L)
What are the significant still red wines of Emilia-Romagna?
Sangiovese di Romagna (across the Apennines from Chianti)
International varietals (mostly Cab Sauv, Syrah, and recently Pinot Noir) from Colli Bolognese
Bonarda/Barbera/Pinot Noir from Colli Piacentini close to the Lombardy border and Oltrepó Pavese (also authorizes whites, and sparkling wines of both colors, plus vin santo and malvasia passito)
What mountain range separates Umbria from Tucany?
The Apennines (the spine of Italy)
Which varietals are allowed to bear varietal labels when without Geographical Indication, and what are they called?
Cabernet Sauvignon/Franc, Syrah, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon
Vini Varietali
What river moderates Umbria’s climate?
Warm air currents from the Mediterranean that come up the Tiber River, and cool air coming down off the Apennines.
What is the encepagement and styles of Orvieto DOC (shared with Lazio)?
Min 60% Grechetto di Orvieto and Trebbiano Toscano (Procanico), plus
Usually dry, but may be sweet and/or botrytized.
Denominazione: Orvieto, Orvieto Classico, Secco, Abboccato, Amabile, Dolce, Superiore, Vendemmia Tardiva, Muffa Nobile
VT may only be produced from Orvieto and Orvieto Classico which qualify for Superiore
What is special about the soils of Orvieto Classico? (Umbria)
High % of chalk.
Where is Lago di Corbara DOC? (Umbria)
Within Orvieto, Umbria, producing red and white wines from indigenous and/or international vairetals
What are the soils of Lago di Corbara DOC? (Umbria)
Tuffeau
What is Rosso Orvietano DOC?
A DOC within Orvieto for red wines of min. 70% combined Aleatico, Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo, Merlot, Pinot Nero, Cabernet Franc/Sauvignon.
All varietals may be bottled varietally.
What are the requirements for Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG?
100% Sagrantino, aged 37 mos with at least 12 in wood, 4 in bottle
Secco or Passito (no required time in wood for passito)
What is the historical style of Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG?
Passito
What DOC overlaps Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG? What are the styles?
Montefalco DOC
- Rosso/Riserva (60-70& Sangiovese, plus Sagrantino, plus)
Riserva aged for 30mos, 12 in wood
- Bianco (50% Grechetto plus Trebbiano Toscano, plus)
What is the DOC for white wine within Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG, and what grape is it focused on?
Colli Martani DOC
Varietal wines of Trebbiano, Grechetto di Orvieto, Grechetto di Todi (must come from the commune of Todi), Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling; Sangiovese, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Vernaccia Nera
Rosso (min 50% sangio), Bianco (min 50% grechetto), Spumante
Outside of the two DOCG’s, what are the most significant red wines in Umbria?
The “Super-Umbrians” - BDX/international varieties that clash with the DOCG’s for style supremacy.
What is the major soil type of Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG?
Rich clay, with some sand and limestone.
Other than the use of international varietals, what is the most pervasive technique right now in the reds of Le Marche?
New French Oak Barriques
What is the main varietal of Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG? (Umbria)
min 70% Sangiovese
What is the minimum aging for Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG? Wines that do not meet the criteria are bottled as what?
- 3 years, including 6mos in bottle.
- Normale Rosso, Bianco, Spumante, and Varietal Wines are produced as Torgiano DOC.
Paolo Bea: Wines
Santa Chiara: Grechetto, Malvasia, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Garganega, 400M, all stainless
Arboreus: Trebbiano Spoletino (trained high), 200M, 3wks of skin contact, two years in tank
Rosso de Veo: young Sagrantino vines, principally from Vigna Cerrete, 450M, 1 year in tank, 2 years in botti, 1 year in bottle
Vigna San Valentino (Montefalco Rosso): 70% Sangio, 15% Sagrantino, 15% Montepulciano, 3 years in stainless, 4-12mos in bottle
Vigna Pipparello (Montefalco Rosso Riserva): min 20yo vines, 60% Sangio, 25% Montepulciano, 15% Sagrantino, 40-50 day maceration, 1 year in tank, 2 years in barrel, 1 year in bottle
Vigna Pagliaro (Sagrantino dM Secco): 400M, 40-50 day maceration, 1 year in tank, 2 years in barrel, 1 year in bottle
Passito: dried 4mos, approx. 300g/L must weight, 90g/L RS, aged 4+ years in tank, 1 year in bottle. Not produced every vintage.
Who is the (essentially sole) major producer of Torgiano Rosso Riserva?
Lungarotti, producing everything “from Chardonnay to Vin Santo”. They also run a wine museum in Torgiano.
Original flagship Torgiano is Rubesco.
What are the DOCG’s of Umbria?
- Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG
- Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG
What does Abboccato mean?
Slightly sweet to sweet. about mouthfeel.
