DOCGs Flashcards
Val di Cornia Rosso DOCG
toscana
same as val di cornia rosso DOC
sangiovese / cab sauvignon / merlo
24m / 18m oak
Suvereto DOCG
toscana
4 styles
cab/merlot blend
sangiovese/merlot/sangiovese single varietal
Montecucco Sangiovese DOCG
toscana
90% sangiovese
25 MGAs
Morellino di Scansano DOCG
toscana
sangiovese 85% plus mix n match of alicante, ciliegiolo, merlot
soft, fruit forward.
Elba Aleatico Passito DOCG
toscana
sweet red
100% aleatico
appassimento / sweet only
Carmignano DOCG
toscana
most prestigious in carmignano
50% sangiovese, 10-20% cab sauv / franc
Chianti Classico DOCG
toscana
sangiovese + canaiolo / colorino / cab / merlot
botti - slavonian oak, also french
annata (vintage) - more approachable version
Riserva - more complex and structured
gran selezione - top wines, best estate grown grapes, single vinyard
Chianti DOCG
toscana
7 different subzones
varied quality and styles
best styles: rufina, colli senesi, and colli fiorentini
sangiovese + canaiolo, colorino, merlot, and cab sauv
superiore DOCG -> lower yields, higher alcohol
7 sub zones: rufina, colli fiorentini, colli aretini, colli pisane, montalbano, montespertoli, colli senesi
max 30% auxiliary grapes
Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG
toscana
white
lots of skin contact
wide variety of styles. traditionally oxidative
bitter almond finish and minerals
Only white DOCG in Toscana
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
toscana
brunello (biotype of sangiovese)
zones: montalcino, torrenieri, tavernelle, camigliano, sant’angelo in colle, castelnuoeve dell’abate, sant’angelo scalo.
100% sangiovese.
minimum 4 years ageing. longest in italy
botti - slovenian oak traditional. some french oak
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG
toscana
Sangiovese (prugnolo gentile) + minor (canaiolo, colorino, mammolo, and merlot).
Elegance of chianti with structure of brunello
Conero Riserva DOCG
marche
montepulciano
conero - “cru” for montepulciano
can have sangiovese to 15%
more restrictive yields, alcohol, etc
Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG
marche
verdicchio
lower yields, more alcohol.
longer ageing.
name reversed from DOC
botti - neutral DOCG
99 MGAs
Verdicchio di Matelica DOCG
marche
verdicchio
lower yields, higher alcohol
honey, wheat berries, maybe petrol
13 MGAs
Cooler climates versus Castelli di Jesi
Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG
marche
Vernaccia nera
one of the smallest of italy’s docgs
only docg which produces ONLY red sparkling wine, also needs appassimento grapes.
3 fermentations
Offida DOCG
marche
Pecorino, Passerina, or rosso
Pecorino is the pride of the appelation
clay soils
85% of the stated variety
Pecorino - stone fruit, sage
Passerina - floral / fruity. minerals
Rosso - montepulciano + some cab if they want
Colline Teramane Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
abruzzo
only DOCG in abruzzo
90% montepulciano
elevated from Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC
Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG
umbria
first DOCG in umbria
70% sangiovese
Lungarotti’s Rubesco Vigna Monticchio
Dark, ruby and very tannic.
Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG
Umbria
Red
secco / passito
100% sagrantino
Very tannic, long ageing potential
appassimento if passito / not just passito, rosso too
Cesanese del Piglio (or Piglio) DOCG
Red, Lazio
90% Cesanese d’Affile and/or Cesanese Comune
Superiore, reserva
lightly aromatic, well structured, and age worthy
Frascati Superiore DOCG
Lazio, white
claim to fame
Sweet Cannellino part of DOCG
70% malvasia bianca di candia / malvasia del lazio (puntinata)
Simple, light body quaff
DOCG lower yields
Cannellino di Frascati DOCG
Lazio, white
same blending as frascati DOC
70 pct Malvasia Bianca di Candia or Malvasia del Lazio
sweet, noble rot
light appassimento is permitted
Aglianico del Taburno DOCG
Campania, red
One of the top three DOCGs for Aglianico
Calcareous clays / sandstones with volcanic tops
Local biotype - Aglianico Amaro
Taurasi DOCG
Campania, red
Aglianico
One of the best expressions of Aglianico
First DOCG in southern italy.
Antonio Mastroberardino planting post WW2
volcanic plus calcareous clays / limestone
high elevation
Greco di Tufo DOCG
White, Campania
Greco
Most prestigious appellation for Greco
Volcanic + limestone / sand. Sulfur is high
Vibrant aciditiy, texture, and mineral / grain combo.
Mostly blends from different areas
Fiano di Avellino DOCG
White, Campania
Fiano
Pinnacle of Fiano.
Clay + volcanic
Mostly site specific bottlings
Four areas: Lapio, Montefredane, Summonte, and Cesinali (marked character + quality)
Left on lees a few months, normally.
Age well, intense nutty, toasted-smoky notes. Flinty petrol.
Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG
Sicily
Sicily’s first DOCG
Fully Mediterraneans
Monti Iblei by the sea.
Terra Rossa - Iron rich sandy calcareous top soil
50-70 pct Nero D’avola + 30-50 Frappato.
Juicy and Floral
Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOCG
Puglia
Nero di Troia blend with montepulciano and / or aglianico
Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva DOCG
Puglia
Nero di Troia 90% min
Refined, dense tannin
Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG
Puglia
Rosato only
90% bombino nero
Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG
Puglia
First DOCG in puglia
100% primitivo
Appassiamento or late harvest.
Sweet luscious wine
Vermentino di Gallura DOCG
Sardegna
Only DOCG in sardegna
principle appelation for vermentino for quality and volume
Gray and pink granite
Can be intensly fruity or mineral forward.
Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG
red
bascilicata
100% aglianico
70 MGAs
not everyone uses DOCG, some top wines still DOC
stricter production requirements
Aglianico del vulture biotype
