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IT: Northish (Lombardy, Aosta, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna) Flashcards

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Valle d’Aosta subzones?

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West to East –>
Morgex et la Salle (W)
Enfer d’Arvier (R)
Torrette (R)
Nus (R,W)
Chambave (R, W)
Arnad-Montjovet (R)
Donnaz (R)

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What is ‘Flétrie’?

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French word for Passito - Fletrir means withered or wilted

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Prie Blanc

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a grape of Alpine extremeness
* dates to 1691 in Morgex et la Salle & Valais
* mineral, floral wines with good acid, some mountain herb tones
* also known as Bernarde in Switzerland

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Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle

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Prie Blanc’s main house
*westernmost sub, 9 miles from France
*Low pergolas, stone walls keep grapes just warm enough. Extreme diurnal
* Prie Blanc - dry white, spumante/mousseux, VT

Ermes Pavese, Cave Mont Blanc are main producers

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Enfer d’Arvier

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Valle d’Aosta subzone; 5ha
- RED: min. 85% Petit Rouge
- intense landscape limits viticulture; intense heat of the season is the namesake
- Cooperative de l’Enfer processes most of the region output - Danilo Thomas is the one producer of note

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Torrette

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Largest Valle d’Aosta subzone
* Reds only - min. 70% Petit Rouge

Grosjean, Ottin, and Chateau Feuillat

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Nus

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Valle d’Aosta subzone
* RED wines: min. 40% Vien de Nus and min 30% Petit Rouge
*WHITE WINES 100% Malvoisie in dry or passito styles

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Chambave

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One of the more easterly subzones of the Valle d’Aosta -
* WHITE 100% Moscato Bianco
* REDS min. of 70% Petit Rouge

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Arnad-Montjovet

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Valle d’Aosta subzone
REDS: min 70% Picotener/Picotendro

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Donnaz

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The most easterly subzone of the Valle d’Aosta

  • REDS min. 85% Picoutener. A rare example of Nebbiolo grown on granite.
  • has longest aging requirement - most other sub zones are ~ 5 or 8 months, Donnaz is 24 months total w 10 in wood for normale…
    30 and 12 for superiore.
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Nebbiolo in the Valle d’Aosta

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Picontendro/Picoutener
Arnad-Montjovet
Donnaz

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What parallel runs across the Valle d’Aosta?

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45th

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Valle d’Aosta DOC
- river
- mountains
- vine training
- most planted & other grapes

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460ish ha under vine. 45 miles long. Located on 45th parallel
RIVER: Dora Baltea
MOUNTAINS: Graian Alps
VINE TRAINING: pergola - lower in west to trap heat, higher in east for ventilation
MOST PLANTED RED: Petite Rouge
Follows the 85% varietal rule

Petite Arvine, Fumin, Cornalin (Swiss Humagne Rouge), Gamay, Pinot

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Name of the pass that connects Valle d’Aosta to the Valais?

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St Bernarde Pass

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What are Liguria’s 2 most important red grapes?

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Rossesse aka Tibouren (most planted red @ 12% acreage)
Ormeasca aka Dolcetto

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Sciacchetrà vs. Sciactrà

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1) a sweet passitio specialty from Cinque Terre DOC (Min. 80% Albarola + Vermentino + Bosco)

2) Ormeasca-based rosé from Pornassia DOC

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Colli di Luni DOC

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Shared between Liguria and Tuscany
* Vermentino, Albarola, Sangiovese-based rosso

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flagship variety of the Dolceaqua DOC?

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Rossese

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Liguria’s first DOC?

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Rossesse di Dolceaqua DOC

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Riviera di Ligure di Poniente DOC

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Stretches to the French border
Varietally labelled:
- 100% Moscato, 95% Vermentino, 95% Pigato
- 90% Granaccia, Rossese

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Liguria

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Apennines meet the Alps
* 2nd last in production
* 8 DOC, 8 IGT, 0 DOCG
* Genoa splits it in half - Ponente to west, Levante to east
* Mediterranean climate

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Vermentino in Liguria

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Vermentino = most important
*Pigato is a biotype
* collectively.. Vermentino + Pigato make up 42% of plantings

Vermentino plantings concentrate in the lower elevation east:
- Val Polcèvera
- Golfo del Tigullio-Portofino
- Colline di Levanto
- Cinque Terre
- Colli di Luni

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Pigato

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Pigau = “spotted”
* Biotype of Vermentino. Treated as distinct in Liguria.
* grows in the western Ponente of Liguria. Higher elevation, more diurnal. Creamier, waxier expressions

Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC requires min. 95% Pigato for varietally labelled wines

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Varietal Lambrusco DOC’s

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  1. Lambrusco di Sorbara: sandy flood plain between Secchia and Panaro Rivers. Light, bright
  2. Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro: most challenging terroir, most structured/tannic wines
  3. Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce: min. 60% Salamino bc it cannot self-pollinate. Sorbara is the favored blender
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Italy’s 1st DOCG white?

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Romagna Albana (1987)

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26
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4 big lakes in northern Lombardy?

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Lake Garda
Lake Maggiore
Lake Iseo
Lake Como

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Franciacorta’s climate is influenced by what lake?

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Lake Iseo

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28
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Curtefranca DOC

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Formerly Terre di Franciacorta
* Bianco: Chard + Chard/PG blends
* Rosso: Cab Sauv + Cab Franc and/or Carmenere + Merlot blends
* min. 500M elevation

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1st Franciacorta?

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1961 Pinot di Franciacorta
Berlucchi

30
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Franciacorta Saten
- grapes
- styles
- pressure
- lees aging

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“Silk”
* Chardonnay, max. 50% Pinot Bianco
* min. 24 months on lees, 31 total for elevage
* Brut
* max 5 bars pressure

31
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Franciacorta assemblage

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  • Pinot Noir and/or Chardonnay
  • Pinot Bianco (max 50%)
  • Erbamat (max 10%)
32
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min % of Pinot Noir for Franciacorta Rosé?

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Min. 35%
(min. 30 months on lees, non dosage to demi-sec in style)

33
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Franciacorta aging requirements

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  • Normale: 18 on lees, 25 months total elevage
  • Rosé/Saten: 24 on lees/31 total
  • Millesimato: 30 on lees, 37 total
  • Riserva: 60 on lees, 67 total
34
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Min. % from stated vintage for Franciacorta Millesimato/Riserva?

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Min. 85%
(Different from champagne which is 100%)

35
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Franciacorta Riserva may be made in what sweetness levels?

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Non-dosaggio
Extra-brut
Brut

36
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Franciacorta Millesimato may be made in what sweetness levels?

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Non-dosaggio
Extra-brut
Brut
Extra Dry

37
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Lombardy’s 2 sparkling DOCG

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  1. Franciacorta DOCG
  2. Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG
38
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Lombardy’s 5 DOCG?

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Sparkling…
1. Franciacorta DOCG
2. Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG

Passito..
3. Moscato di Scanzo DOCG

Nebbiolo….
4. Valtellina Superiore DOCG
5. Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG

39
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Moscato di Scanzo DOCG

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LOMBARDY
RED Passito wine - only a handful of other appellations produce Moscatel like this (Moscatel Roxo in Portugal and Moscato Rosa in Alto Adige)

40
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Lugana DOC
- grapes/styes
- top area

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Lombardy’s 1st DOC (1967)
4 communes in Lombardy, 1 in Veneto
Bianco sup/rsva/vt/spumante
* Min 90% Turbiana aka trebbiano di Lugana (NOT verdicchio)
* SOILS: Glacial origin. Calcareous, fossils
Lake Garda moderates the climate

  • 90% vineyard in Lombardy
  • Veneto has the big producers and the great San Benedetto di Lugana cru
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2 geographical features are important to the Oltrepo Pavese DOC?

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Apennine Mountains
Po River

42
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Oltrepo Pavese DOC soils?

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Calcareous clay and marl - often compared to that of Barolo

43
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Buttafuoco - style/varieties?

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Red and semi-sparkling reds from:
25-65% Barbera
25-65% Croatina
Max. 45% Uva Rara and/or Ughetta (Vespolina)

Pavia province of Oltrepo Pavese - it is a specific style and its own DOC (Buttafuoco dell’Oltrepo Pavese DOC - separated in 2010).

44
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Oltrepo Pavese Croatina

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Bonarda
*found in southern Lombardy, eastern Piedmont, and western Emilia Romagna. About 9k ha planted. Croatian origin. Shares the bonarda synonym with Bonarda Piemontese and UVA Rara

45
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Oltrepo Pavese “varietal” DOCs?

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Pinot Grigio
Pinot Nero
Bonarda (Croatina)

46
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Buttafuoco’s grapes?

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Croatina
Barbera
Uva Rara and/or Ughetta (Vespolina)

47
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Sangue di Giuda

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Sangue di Giuda dell’Oltrepo Pavese DOC
- Sweet reds - still, semi or fully sparkling
- Min 25 - 65% Croatina, min 25-65% Barbera, max 45% Uva Rara and/or Ughetta aka Vespolina
- min. RS 80g/l

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What does the name “Oltrepo Pavese” translate to?

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Roughly, “Pavia across the Po”

49
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Main grape of the Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG?

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Min. 70% Pinot Nero

50
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Min % of Pinot in Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico Pinot Nero

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Min 85% Pinot Nero
(As opposed to the usual min of 70%)

51
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Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG grapes

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Pinot Nero (dominant)
Chardonnay
Pinot Grigio
Pinot Bianco

52
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Cruasé

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trademarked term by Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG.
* est 2010
There are two stipulations:
1) Must be 100% Pinot Nero
2) no blending - color must be attained from maceration in tank or press

53
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Aging requirements for Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico NV and for Millisimato?

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NV: 15 months on lees

Millisimato: 24 months

54
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Manzoni Bianco is a crossing of _______?

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Riesling x Sylvaner

55
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List Valtellina Superiore DOCG subzones from west to east?

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Maroggia
Sassella
Grumello
Inferno
Valgella

56
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Most planted grapes in Lombardy?

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1 Croatina

#2 Pinot Nero
#3 Chardonnay

57
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Valtellina name for Nebbiolo

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Chiavennasca

58
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Valtellina river

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Adda River
*flows out of Swiss Alps to Lake Como

59
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Valtellina
- province
- orientation
- river, mountains
- elevation
- soils

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Sondrio province
East-west valley. South-facing vyd over north bank of Adda River. Slope as steep as 70% in places.
* VYD ELEVATION ~300 to 800M. Rhaetian Alps.
* SOILS: schist, sandy-loam, alluvial deposits from the Adda River.

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Valtellina soils

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Schist, sandy-loam, alluvial deposits from the Adda
* low in nutrients
* extremely acidic, with a low pH, * extremely thin topsoil
* soil replenishment sometimes necessary

61
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Valtellina DOC/Gs? Min. % Chiavennasca for each?

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Min. 90% Chiavennasca

Rosso di Valtellina DOC
Valtellina Superiore DOCG
Sfursat di Valtellina DOCG

62
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Valtellina Aging Requirements

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  • Rosso di Valtellina DOC: min. 6 months
  • Valtellina Superiore DOCG: min 2 years, 3 for Rsva. 1 in wood
  • Sfursat di Valtellina DOCG: ages 20 months from April 1, 12 in barrel
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Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG

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Dry passito wine in the style of Amarone (DOCG since 2003)
* dry on straw mats at ~ 2 months; cannot vinify before Dec 10
* must reach 14% ABV
* ages 20 months from April 1st inc. 12 months in barrel

(s)forzatura delle uve = forcing the grapes

64
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Valtellina bottled in Switzerland

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STAGAFASSLI
* can age there but cannot list subzone or rsva
* 3 Swiss in the consorzio… Pietro Misani, Pietro Triaccia, I Vinauton
* Brussio, Campascio are a 40 min drive from Valtellina. Grisons/Graubunden has historically been an important market for Valtellina

65
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Italy’s 1st sparkling wine DOCG?

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Franciacorta, 1995

66
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Franciacorta lay of the land

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Amphitheater of morainic hills
* Lake Iseo (N), Oglio River (W), Mount Orofano (S)
* sand and silt. Landscape designed by Alps and glaciers
*45th parallel. Continental but temperate
*~3k ha (9% of Champagne’s area)

67
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Most important commune of production for Franciacorta?

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Erbusco - where most of the big houses are

68
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Franciacorta most planted grapes?

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1 Chard (~75%)

#2 Pinot Nero (~17%)
#3 Pinot Bianco (~3%)
#4 Erbamat (less than 1%)

69
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Erbamat in Franciacorta

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2017 addition - reaction to warming climate
* up to 10% of assemblage
* neutral late-ripener that maintains laser-like acid

70
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Braulio

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Valtellina
* est 1875. Pine, spearmint, chamomile. Very après-ski.
* 2 years in Slavonian oak barrels, * Riserva Speciale ages in smaller barrels, higher proof

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