Italy: Central Flashcards
Umbria - important DOCs and DOCGs
Orvieto DOC- whites from Grechetto, Trebbiano
Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG- reds from Sagrantino
Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG- reds from Sangiovese
River Tiber (Tevere) flows through the region
Orvieto DOC
grapes, styles
Umbria, central Italy
minimum 60% Trebbiano Toscano (Procanico) and Grechetto (di Orvieto and di Todi (Pignoletto) )
maximum 40% other white grapes suitable for cultivation in Umbria and the province of Viterbo (i.e. Verdello, Drupeggio, Canaiolo Blanco, Malvasia Toscana)
made in sweet and dry styles
Orvieto DOC
geography
Umbria, central Italy
Tufa soils (similar to Vouvray), and a higher concentration in the Classico region
Paglia river flows through Orvieto before meeting with the Tiber
Lago di Corbara in the east- provides fog that encourages botrytis for sweet wines
Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG
styles
important communes
geography
in Umbria, Italy. History of sweet passito wines, but today the focus is dry wines, thanks in part to producer Arnaldo Caprai.
100% Sagrantino
Secco: 13%
Secco with “Vigna” indication: 13.5%
Passito: 11% (18% potential) — 80-180 g/l RS
communes: Montefalco, Bevagna, Gualdo Cattaneo, Castel Ritaldi, and Giano dell’Umbria
Martani Mountains (part of the Alps), fluvial deposits from the Bastardo Basin. fluvial and alluvial clay soils with high calcareous content.
appassimento for Sagrantino?
Sagrantino is aggressively tannic. Using the appassimento process on some of the grapes (partially drying) helps to break down the tannins
Montefalco DOC
same area as Sagrantino Montefalco DOCG
whites based on either Trebbiano (min 50%) or Grechetto (min 85%)
reds: minimum 60% - 80% Sangiovese; minimum 10% - 25% Sagrantino; maximum 30% other black grapes suitable for cultivation in Umbria
Torgiano DOC
in Umbria
whites: Trebbiano + others
red: Sangiovese
also: Spumante, late harvest, vin santo, varietal: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay Pinot Grigio or Riesling Italico
Torgiano Rosso Riserva
DOCG in Umbria
Minimum 70% Sangiovese
Maximum 30% other red grapes suitable for cultivation in Perugia
Umbria- name two producers
Paolo Bea- best
Lungarotti
Arnaldo Caprai
Marche- important grapes
white: Verdicchio, Pecorino, Passerina (Verdicchio di Matelica, Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva)
red: Montepulciano, Sangiovese, Vernaccia (Conero, Vernacci di Serrapetrona, Offida)
Abruzzo important DOC and DOCG
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane DOCG
Trebbiano d’Abruzzo DOC
Abruzzo- name 2 producers
Emidio Pepe
Edoardo Valentini
Lazio - important grapes?
Trebbiano, Malvasia
Rome is here!
Molise- important DOC? Grapes?
Biferno DOC- whites from Trebbiano; reds from Montepulciano*, Aglianico
Tintilia del Molise DOC- red & rose from local red grape
Molise DOC
Italian regions with no DOCG
Calabria
Liguria
Molise
Trentino-Alto Adige
Valle d’Aosta
Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG
in the Marche corresponding DOC: Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi.
DOCG: dry wine only, min 12.5% abv
DOC: allows bianco, spumante, passito, classico, classico superiore. ** has MGAs **
both min 85% Verdicchio
DOCG aging: 18 months from December 1 of the harvest year, including at least 6 months in the bottle
producers: Santa Barbara Stefano Antonucci, La Staffa, Andrea Felici
Castelli di Jesi is the larger of the two Verdicchio areas
Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG
in Marche. corresponding DOC: Verdicchio di Matelica. Both min 85%
DOCG: dry wine only, min 12.5% abv
DOC: allows bianco, spumante, passito
Wines are grown in the Alta Vallesina, a high valley with a rare north-south orientation, protected from the maritime influence experienced by Castelli di Jesi. Average 350 m, but up to 720 m elevation. Steep inclines, limestone based soils = higher acid than di Jesi.
Matelica area is about 1/10th the size of Castelli di Jesi
producers: Bisci, Borgo Paglionetto
Offida DOCG
in the southern Marche, in Ascoli Piceno and Fermo provinces
Pecorino (Bianco) - min 85%
Passerina (Bianco) - min 85%
Offida Rosso- min 85% Montepulciano
Rosso Piceno DOC
in the southern Marche
Rosso/Rosso Novello/Rosso Superiore
35% - 85% Montepulciano
15% - 50% Sangiovese
maximum 15% non-aromatic red grapes suitable for cultivation in Marche
Varietal Sangiovese
minimum 85% Sangiovese
maximum 15% non-aromatic red grapes suitable for cultivation in Marche