Italy - Basilicata

Question 1

DOCG of

Basilicata

Answer 1

Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG

Question 2

Basilicata General Information?

Answer 2

Basilicata is a mountainous, poor region producing little wine.

It was long characterized by a sole DOC—Aglianico del Vulture—although the number of DOCs in the region has in recent years climbed to four. In 2010, Aglianico del Vulture Superiore was upgraded to DOCG.

Aglianico del Vulture remains the region’s only real wine of note, and arguably one of the finest expressions of the thick-skinned Aglianico grape.

Question 3

Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG

(Rd!)

Answer 3

• *Red Only!!
• Normale - Riserva***

100% Aglianico!

~8 tons/ha~
~13.5% min ABV~

Normale
*36 months from 11/1
**12 months min in wood
**12 months min in bottle

Riserva
*60 months from 11/1
**24 months min in wood
**24 months min in bottle

Question 4

DOC of

Basilicata

Answer 4

• *MAGT**
• (maggot)*
• *Matera**
• (Rd, W, Rs, Spk-W, Spk-Rs, Pst-W)*
• *Aglianico del Vulture**
• (Red Only!!)*
• *Grottino di Roccanova**
• (Rd, W, Rs)*
• *Terre dell’Alta Val d’Agri**
• (Red & Rose)*

NOTE:
- A year of aging is mandatory of DOC for Rosso wines

Question 5

What styles of wine are made in

Matera DOC?

Answer 5

Everything

• Bianco
• Bianco Passito
• Rosato
• Rosso
• Spumante
• Spumante Rose
• Matera Moro
  
  • 60% min Cabernet Sauvignon
• Matera Moro Riserva
  
  • 60% min Cabernet Sauvignon
• Varietal Wines
  
  • Greco (85%)
  • Primitivo (90%)
  • Primitivo Passito (90%)

Question 6

What styles of wine are made in

Aglianico del Vulture DOC?

Answer 6

Rosso

• *Rosso Spumante**
• (traditional method only)*

Note:
-both are 100% Aglianico

Question 7

What styles of wine are made in

Grottino di Roccanova DOC?

Answer 7

Bianco

Rosato
(60-85% Sangiovese)

Rosso
(same as rosato)

Rosso Riserva
(same as rosato)

(80% min Malvasia Bianca di Basilicata)

Question 8

What styles of wine are made in

Terre dell’Alta Val d’Agri DOC?

Answer 8

Rosato

Rosso

Rosso Riserva

Note:
- 50% min Merlot for all wines

Question 9

What are the aging requirements of

Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG?
(rosso)

Answer 9

*36 months from 11/1

**12 months min in wood

**12 months min in bottle

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Riserva
*60 months from 11/1
**24 months min in wood
**24 months min in bottle

Question 10

What are the aging requirements of

Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG?
(rosso riserva)

Answer 10

*60 months from 11/1

**24 months min in wood

**24 months min in bottle

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Normale
*36 months from 11/1
**12 months min in wood
**12 months min in bottle

Question 11

What is the main varietal in

Matera Moto and
Matera Moto Riserva?

Answer 11

Cabernet Sauvignon

20% min Primitivo
10% min Merlot

(60% minimimum)