Central & Southern Italy Flashcards
The DOCG’s of Campania must have this min amount of their respected grapes to be labeled DOCG
85%
Fiano di Avellino DOCG (White only)
-Fiano
Aglianico del Taburno DOCG (Red/Rose)
-Aglianico
Taurasi DOCG (Red Only)
-Aglianico
Greco di Tufo DOCG (White & Sparkling)
-Greco
DOCG of Puglia (4)
Castel del Monte Bombino Nero (Rose)
-90% Bombino Nero
Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva (R)
-90% Nero di Troia
Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva (R)
-65% Nero di Troia
Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale (Sweet)
-100% Primitivo
-Min ABV 16%
-Min RS 50g/l
DOCG of Basilicata (1)
Grape
Min ABV
Aging
Soils
Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG
100% Aglianico
13.5% min ABV
Superiore - 12 months barrel, 12 months btl, released after 3rd year
Riserva - 2yrs Barrel, 12 months btl, released after 5th year following harvest
Grown on Volcanic soils of the slopes of Mount Vulture
What is the least mountainous region in Italy?
Puglia - the heel
Characterized by broad plains and low hills.
Big history of bluk wine used as base wine for vermouth or distillate
Castel del Monte is home to three DOCGs zones. What are the DOCGs
Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva
-min 65% Nero di Troia
Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva
-min 90% Ner di Troia
Castel del Monte Bombino Nero
-All Rosé
What is the sweet producing DOCG of Puglia
Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale
-100% Primitivo
-50g/l min RS
-Min 16% ABV (13% actual)
May be subject to the appassimento process
What do the following terms mean:
Acsiutto
Abboccato
Acsiutto - Dry
Abboccato - Off dry
Abruzzo has two DOCG’s
What are they and what are the major grapes in the DOCGs
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane
-90% min Montepulciano
Terre Tollesi (Tullum)
-90% to state variety
-Pecorino
-Passerina
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In 1716 these zones were delimited. Making them the first DOC and DOCG zones
Chianti Zones
What is a Fiasco?
a squat, straw covered wine bottles. used in the early days of chianti
Who is Marquis Mario Rocchetta?
released the first commercial vintage of Sassicaia in 1968
Nephew is Piero Antinori whose Tignanello bottling soon followed
What is Italy’s most planted white grape?
Trebbiano Toscano
What are the 7 sub zones for Chianti
Classico
Rufina
Colli Fiorentini
Colli Senesi
Colline Pisane
Colli Aretini
Montalbano
Montespertoli was added in a 1997 decree
Governo is what?
Often read on labels as
Governo all’uso Toscano
Refermentation with the juice of dried grapes to strengthen the wine and initiate malolactic fermentation
The process must be indicated on the label.
The classico area of Chianti had four original villages. What are they?
Radda
Gaiole
Castellina
Greve
What are the two most common soils in Chianti Classico
Galestro - soft, friable, marl like
Alberese - sandstone
Are white grapes permitted in wines labeled Chianti Classico DOCG?
Nope
Not as of the 2006 vintage
What are the minimum abv for the following:
Chianti DOCG
Chianti Classico DOCG
Chianti - 11.5% min
Chianti Classico - 12% min
What Chianti sub zone does Montalcino overlap with
Chianti Senesi
Soils of Brunello di Montalcino
Glaestro - often in higher altitude vineyards
Clay is in the warmer southern reaches of the zone and fossilized marine deposits are scattered throughout Montalcino
Casanova di Neri
And
Mastrojanni make wine in what style?
Modern.
Smaller barrels and shorter macerations
Biondi-Santi
Talenti
Soldera
make what type of Brunello?
Traditional or Modern?
Traditional
A former sub zone ______ was elevated to DOCG status in 2011 in Tuscany. What is that DOCG
Suvereto:
Varietal labeled merlot, cab sauv, and sangio must be min 85%
Rosso’s are cabernet/merlot dominate with max 15% of other tuscan reds
Who were the first three 100% Sangiovese “Super-Tuscans”
San Felice’s ‘Vignorello’
Montevertine’s ‘Le Pergole Torte’
Isole e Olena’s ‘Cepparello’
What is the only white wine DOCG in Tuscany
Vernaccia di San Gimignano
on the hilltop town of San Gimignano in the Siena Province
What grapes are often used to make Vin Santo?
Trebbiano
Malvasia
Grechetto is sometimes authorized
How is vin Santo made
grapes are hung from rafters to dry for a specified time set by each DOC
The grapes typically rasinate until December 1st
A period of slow fermentation and agin in Caratelli Barrels follows for a period of 3-8 years depending on style. Barrels are never topped
Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG is located in what greater wine region?
What is the assemblage?
Aging
Style
Sagrantino di Monteflaco DOCG is in Umbria.
100% Sagrantino - a wine high in alcohol and tannin
Aging - min 37 months, 12 of which are in wood. for the dry wines
Styles allowed - Dry red, passito reds
Producers - Paolo Bea & Marco Caprai
Torciano Rosso Riserva DOCG is located in what greater region?
What is the assemblage?
Aging Requirements?
Torciano Rosso Riserva DOCG is in Umbria. A land locked region.
70-100% Sangiovese
3yrs agin prior to release, including 6 months in bottle.
What is the most important grape in the Marche?
Verdicchio - has capacity to produce age worthy, focused, green-tinged white wines.
it’s also late ripening, high in acidity, making it suitable for Spumante production and the occasional late harvest wine at the DOC level.
Name the 5 DOCGs of Marche
Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG
Conero (Conero Riserva) DOCG
Offida DOCG
Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG
Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG
Min ABV and aging requirements for Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
12.5% min ABV
Normale:
2 years in oak, 4 months bottle. May not be sold before Jan 1 of the 5th year following the harvest
Riserva:
2 years in oak, 6 months bottle.
May not be sold before the 6th year following harvest
What years did Soldera not release wine?
2007-2012. 6years worth of wine. One of his employees screwed him over.
Chianti Classico DOCG
Grape min for normal and Gran Selezione
Chianti: 80-100% Sangiovese
Gran Selezione: min 90% Sangiovese. 2027 will be the 1st vintage of these requirements.
as of 2006 what major change was made for the region of Chianti Classico DOCG
as of the 2006 vintage, Trebbiano Toucan and Malvasia Bianco are no longer allowed in the blend
What are the min ABV for the following Chianti Classico classifications:
Chianti Classico
Chianti Classico Riserva
Chianti Gran Selezione
12, 12.5, 13
12% - Chianti Classico
12.5% - Chianti Classico Riserva
13% - Chianti Gran Selezione
Aging requirements for
Chianti Classico
Chianti Classico Riserva
Chianti Gran Selezione
Chianti Classico - may not be released until Oct 1 of year post harvest.
Chianti Classico Riserva - 2yrs from Jan 1, 3 months in bottle.
Chianti Gran Selezione - 30 month from Jan 1, 3 month in bottle.
Soil Types of Chianti Classico
Galestro - Friable clay schist
Alberese White calcareous Marl
Macigno - Sandstone
Chianti DOCG
Min Grape
Aging
70-100% Sangiovese
Max 30% Toscana grapes
Max 10% White grapes
Max 15% combined CS/CF
Chianti: may not be released until March 1 of the year post harvest
Chianti Superiore: May not be released until Sept 1 of year post harvest
Chianti Riserva: 2 years from Jan 1 post harvest.
Chianti Subzones (7)
Collie Aretini
Collie Pisane
Collie Senesi
Collie Fiorentini
Rufina
Montespertoli
Montalbano
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG
Grape min
Min ABV
Min 70% Sangiovese (known locally as Prugnolo Gentile)
Max 30% red and white authorized grapes of Tuscany
Max 5% Non aromatic white grapes and Malvasia Bianca Lunga
Normale 12.5% min ABV
Riserva 13% min ABV
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG
Aging Min
Normale: 2 years from Jan 1, with options on aging vessels
-24 months in oak
or
-18 months in oak + 6 in alternative container
or
-Min 12 months oak, + 6 months in bottle, with the remainder in an alternative container
Riserva: 3 years (6 of those months in bottle) from Jan 1 post harvest
Montecucco DOCG
Min Grape
Min ABV
Min 90% Sangiovese
Montecucco Sangiovese: 13%
Montecucco Sangiovese Riserva: 13.5%
Morellino di Scansano DOCG
Min grape
Min ABV
Min 85% Sangiovese (known locally as Morellino)
Morellino di Scansano 12.5%
Riserva 13%
What is the name for Vin Santo made with Sangiovese?
Occhio di Pernice
translates to:
Eye of the Partridge, a reference to the reddish hue of this rare subcategory
What is the name of the barrel commonly used for Vin Santo production in Tuscany
Caratelli - traditional 50liter capacity.
What is the synonym for Sangiovese in Vino noble di montalpulciano and what is the min percentage?
Min 70% - Prugnolo Gentile (sangiovese)
When the Fattoria di Sant’ Angelo divided, what names did the final estates take?
Il Poggione and Col d’Orcia
What is the Moscadello di Montalcino DOC known for?
Sparkling Moscadello using the Charmat method in Montalcino. Only Il Poggione makes ones.
Min 85% Moscato Bianco
Why would someone chose to use the Governo Technique?
if a fermentation is stuck.
an old practice where partially dried grapes are added midway through fermentation, particularly if it is stuck.
What are considered lesser vintages of the past 10yrs in Campania?
2018
2014 worst
2012
2011
