Central/Southern Italy Flashcards
Two unique Umbrian varietals?
Grechetto (zippy, lemon, apple, white)
Sagrantino (highest tannin grape in Italy, maybe World, shit ton of polyphenols, read antioxidants, as well)
DOCGs of Umbria
Sagrantano di Montefalco
100% Sagrantino
Torgiano Rosso Riserva
70% Sangiovese
30% other
Sagrantino di Montefalco legal requirements
100% Sagrantino Secco and Passito allowed 37 months from Dec 1st for both Secco needs 12 mo. in wood Passito needs 6 mo. in bottle Passito is 80-180 y Residual sugar
Torgiano Rosso Riserva legal details
min. 70% Sangio
Max 30% other “suitable to Umbria” varietals
3 years from Nov. Ist
6 mo. in bottle
from higher elevation areas around Torgiano
Orvieto legal deets
DOC
Min 60% Grechetto and Trebbiano Toscano
Max 30% other asshole Varietals
Only Umbrian region Ian d’Agata Mentioned
Name two Sagrantino di Montefalco producers
Marco Caprai (modern Style) mentioned by guild and Jancis
Paolo Bea (traditional)
Describe Montefalco Rosso
DOC 60-70% Sangio 10-15% Sagrantino Max 30% other as hole grapes Basically bulked up Sangiovese
Which producer is mostly responsible for torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG
Lungarotti, a very large producer here
Most Planted Umbrian varietals
Sangiovese, Trebbiano varieties, Grechetto, Merlot, Sagrantino, Cabernet Sauvignon
DOCGs of Lazio
XXFrascati Superiore
Min 70% Malvasia Bianca di Candia and/or Maluasia tel Lazio XXCannellino di frascati
Min 70% Malvasia Bianca di Candia and/or Malvasia del lazio
XXCesanese di Piglio
Name a “Super Lazio” (I made that up)
Alberico Boncompagni Lodovisi
Planted Cab S, Merlot, Semillon in 40; and focused on organics / low yields
Lazio climate
Major geographic features
Mediterranean
Apennine Mountains to east with porous limestone slopes, 2 dead volcanous providing… volcanic Soil, Tiber river
Three top DOCG for Aglianico
Vulture in Basilicata, 100%
Taurasi in Campania, 85%
Taburno Aglianico in Campania, 100%
Aging requirements Taurasi
3 years from Dec 1st post harvest 1 in wood
Riserva 4 years, 18 mo. in wood
Which DOCGs near Taurasi
Greco di Tufo, 85% GrecoDT
fiano di Avellino, 85% fiano
Where is lacryma Christi and requirements
Vesuvio Doc
lan be White, red, rose, bubbles sweet
Min 12% alc
Main grape of Campi flegrei DOC
falanghina
3 regions in Campania that use falanghina
Campi flegrei, Costa d’Almafi, falerno del Massico Bianco
Where is Sannio DOC and specialty
north of Campania DOCG triangle around Avellino
specializing in Pass it on and Secco Falanghine
fiano and Greco characteristics
Both white
fiano= Subtle, firm, haunting florality
Greco=lighter than fiano, Apple peel fragrance with inineral depth
Major grapes and location of falerno del Massico
Rosso: Aglianico with maX 40% piedrosso
What is the purpose and blending partner of piedrosso?
Blended often with Aglianico to add softness
Name 3 Taurasi producers
+ Mastroberardin, the big old school daddy
+ Terredora di Paolo
+ feudi di San Gregorio
Explain wine railroad in Taurasi
Aglianico was shipped by train to Barolo to add muscle in weak vintages
Character of Aglianico in vineyard
Thick berries, mold resistance allow for needed late ripening, Late November not Crazy
What do top 3 examples of Aglianico have in Commonl
All on extinct Volcanos
Aglianico in glass
Intense, unforgiving black fruit lifted by tartaric acid. Mineralty is dark, austere, steering sharply to inorganic
In Which DOC is Campania’s DOCGs
Ipirna
Character of Grechetto
Crisp, dry white• orvieto specializes
Which river passes through Castell; di Jesi
Classico areas around Misa River
Castell; di Jesi assemblage
Min 85% Verdicchio but best wines are varietal
Castelli di Jesi aging
18 mo. 6 in bottle
Which is further inland Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio di Matelica
Vedicchio di Matelica further inland near Umbria
Name a producer of Verdicchio di Matelica
Bisci, his top bottling is Senex
Who makes “ Senex”
Bisci in Verdicchio di Matelica
Where is Esino Valley and what is its effect
Verdicchio d; Matelica, it runs N-S and buffers coastal effect but offers higher elevation
diurnal shifts lead to later harvest
Where is Umani Ronchi
Marche, Castelli di Jesi
Who makes Casal di Serra?
Umani Ronchi, Castelli di Jesi
Grape of Conero Rosso Riserva
85% Montepulciano
DOC with Lacrima grape
Lacrima di Morro
Sub varieties of Nebbiolo
Lampion most common, Michet has More reputation.
Roll mostly gone because overly vigorous, Rose clone too thin
DOCs for Nebbiolo around NE Piedmont
Which river
Fara, Ghemme, Gattinara, Lessona, Sizzano, Boca, Bramaterra
Sesia River
Nickname for Netbbiolo near sesia river
Spanna
When were Barolo/Barbaresco established DOCG
1980
Aging for Barolo and Barolo Riserva
38mo. from Nov 1st 18 Mo. in Oak
62 mo. 18 in wood
Min potential alcohol for all the Barolo
12.5%
levels of Barolo DOCG
Barolo
B. Riserva
B. Menzioni geografiche Aggiuntive
B. MGA Vigna (single vineyard)
How many Communes can make Barolo
11
Most from 5
Styles of Barolo communes
La Morra and Barolo are softer, Tortonian calcerous marl
Monforte d’Alba and Serralunga d’Alba
Helvetian (serravalian) compacted clay/sand
Roero is on the left bank of what
Tanaro River
sandy soil
String of great Barolo Vintages
1995 to 2001 but 2002 sucked because hail and rain
2 great older vintages in Barolo
1947 and 1961
What is a Qvevri
Amphora is for transport (has handles) Quevri is for underground fermentation
Vine training in franciacorte
Sylvoz
Name 4 old school Barolo producers
Giuseppe Rinaldi (blends sites)
Giacomo Conterno
Bruno Giacosa (Barb AND Barolo)
Bartolo Mascarello
New School Barolo
Elio Altare
Paolo Scavino
Vietti depends on which bottling
Who makes famous monfortino bottling, which crus
Giacomo Conterno, blend of Case in a Francia and Caretta crus in Serralunga, but named for winery location
describe Malvasia delle Lipari
DOC in Sicily “subtle, orange tinted, powerful”
Sweet, pass it to, fortified
Name 3 Sicilian sweet wines
Malvasia di Pantelleria
Malvasia delle Lipari
Moscato di Noto and Siracusa
Talk about Moscato di Pantelleria
Zibibbo (Muscat of Alexandria)
island near African Coast, great passito, fooled Apollo into thinking It was ambrosia, nectar of the immortals
What is base grape and exceptional producer of Faro DOC
in Sicily, Nerello Mascalese, best producer is Palari
What separates Sicily from mainland
Straight of Messina
List DOCGs of Sicily
only Carasuolo di Vittorio, blend of Nero d’Avola (70-50%) and Frappato (30-50%)
Maceration limited to keep cherry red (Carasuolo) color
Who is responsible for Marsala style
John Woodhouse in 1773, fortified for shipment to England
Base grapes of Etna
80% Nerello Mascalese 20% Nerello Cappucio
Bianco from Carricante grape
List 3 of the white grapes of Sicily
Catarrato (3rd most planted grape in Italy)
Inziola
Grillo
Name Marsala producer
Marco de Bartoli, listed by GS and JR
Who makes Rosso del Conte
Tasca d’Almerita in Sicily
blend of Perricone and Nero d’Avola “heady yet structured”
DOCG of Abruzzo
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane on Adriatic coast
regular is massive
Difference between Montepulciano d’A and Mont. d’A Colline Teramane
Colline Teramane is from area around Teramo
Basilicata DOCGs
Aglianico del Vulture Superiore
Campagnia DOCGs
fiano di Avellino
Greco di Tufo
Taurasi
Aglianico del Taburno
Lazio DOCGs
Cesanese del Piglio
frascati Superiore
Canellino di Frascati
Marche DOCGs
Conero Vernaccia di Serrapetrona Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Riserva Offida
Puglia DOCGs
Castel del Monte Bombino Nero
Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva
Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva
Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale
Regions of Castel del Monte
Rosso Riserva
Nero di Troia Riserva
Bombino Nero
Sardegna DOCGs
Vermentino di Gallura
Sicilia DOCGs
Cerasuolo di Vittoria
Umbria DOCGs
Sagrantino di Montefalco
Torgiano Rosso Riserva
Only monopole DOC Italy
Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC
