D3 Southern Italy Flashcards
Campania Climate & Features
Warm Mediterranean Climate
200-600m elevation
Sloped and terraced
Limestone and clay soils in most well-known DOCG areas
Volcanic and sandy soils around Naples
Campania Grapes
Falanghina
Malvasia
Greco
Fiano
Aglianico
Barbera
Sangiovese
Falanghina?
Mid to late ripening
Medium intensity
Medium(+) acid
Apple, white peach, herbaceous
Acceptable to very good
Greco?
Prone to grey rot and mildew
Low vigour
Tolerant of heat. and drought resistant
Greco di Tufo DOCG
Deep lemon
High alcohol
Oily texture
Floral, stone, smoky qualities
Generally unoaked, though may see long bottle ageing
Very good to outstanding
Fiano di Avellino DOCG?
Maximum yields 70 hL/ha
Med(-) to medium intensity
Medium to Med(+) acidity
Waxy texture
Floral, peach, hazelnut aromas
Generally unoaked, but may see some
Very good to outstanding
Aglianico?
Early budding, late ripening
Vigorous
Medium to Med(+) Intensity
High Acidity
High Tannins
Bears oak ageing well
Rose, red plum, blackberry aromas
Taurasi DOCG?
Minimum 85% Aglianico
Minimum 3 years maturation of which 12 months in wood
For Riserva, minimum 4 years with 18 months in wood
Maximum yields 70 hL/ha
Very good to outstanding
Piedirosso
Pale ruby
Medium(+) acidity
Medium tannins
Red plum and cherry
Heat and drought resistant
Vesuvio DOC and Campi Flegrei DOC
Basilicata DOC?
Aglianico del Vulture DOC
Clay, limestone and volcanic soils
Warm Mediterranean with cooling breezes from the Balkans
Elevation up to 600m
Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG
Minimum 3 years maturation of which 12 months in wood
For Riserva, minimum 5 years with 24 months in wood
Puglia Climate & Features?
Hot Mediterranean Climate
Moderating sea breezes
Low rainfall
Fertile soils
Puglia Grapes?
Sangiovese
Primitivo
Negroamaro
Montepulciano
Trebbiano Toscano
Trebbiano Giallo
Primitivo?
Early ripening, hence harvested early
Early budding and prone to frost
Prone to drought and poor flowering in rainy conditions
High alcohol
Historically bush trained, increasingly VSP and mechanised
Primitivo di Manduria DOC?
Primitivo > 85%
For Riserva, minimum 2.5 years with 9 months in wood
Minimum 14% ABV
Med(+) to pronounced intensity
Medium acidity
Medium to Med(+) tannins
Negroamaro?
High yielding
Good resistance to everything
Black Fruit
Medium to high alcohol
Medium acidity
Medium(+) tannins
Good to very good generally
Salice Salentino Rosso DOC?
Negroamaro > 75%
90% if called out on label
High maximum yields of 84 hL/ha can result in low concentration wines
Riserva must be aged 2 years, of which 6 months in large wood casks
Nero (Uva) di Troia?
Late ripening
Prone to autumn rains and mildews
Bunches ripen at different times, making harvesting costly
Medium intensity
Red fruits and black pepper
High fine-grained tannins
Med(+) acidity
Castel del Monte DOC (DOCG for Riserva)
Sicily Climate & Features?
Warm Mediterranean Climate
Cooling effects from ocean and alittude
Low rainfall, requiring irrigation
Sicily Grapes?
Catarratto
Grillo
Inzolia
Chardonnay
Nero d’Avola
Syrah
Nerello Mascalese
Catarratto?
High yielding
Disease resistant
Light intensity lemon and herbal
High acid
Medium alcohol
Grillo?
Catarratto x Muscat cross
Similar to Catarratto, but greater intensity and body
Inzolia?
Medium(-) intensity of lemon
Medium acid and body
Zibibbo?
Muscat of Alexandria
Used in making passito, notably from Pantelleria
Nero d’Avola?
AKA Calabrese
Late ripening
Highly vigorous
Red and black fruit
Med(+) to high tannins
Medium to Med(+) acidity
