Italy - Piedmont DOCG Flashcards
Provinces of
Piedmont
North
Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Central
Turin
Vercelli
Biella
Novara
South
Cuneo
Allessandria
Asti
DOCG of
Piedmont
There are 17 altogether
AA - 5B - 3D - E - 3G - N - RR
Alta Langa DOCG
Asti DOCG
Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG
Barbera d’Asti DOCG
has 2 sub-zones:
Colli Astiani - Tinella
Barbaresco DOCG
Barolo DOCG
Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG
Dogliani DOCG
Dolcetto di Diana d’Alba DOCG
Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore DOCG
Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG
Gattinara DOCG
Ghemme DOCG
Gavi DOCG
Nizza DOCG
(formerly a sub-zone of Barbera d’Asti Superiore
Roero DOCG
Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG
Alta Langa DOCG
(Spk!)
Sparkling Only!!
Bianco - Rosato
Riserva (both)
90% min combined:
Pinot Noir & Chardonnay
~71.5 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
Normale
*30 months min aging
Riserva
**36 months min aging
Asti DOCG
(Spk-W!)
White Only!!
Spumante - Metodo Classico
Moscato d’Asti - **Moscato d’Asti **VT
100% Moscato Bianco
Asti (Spumante)
~75 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
{6-9.5% actual}
~secondary ferment is Charmant method~
Asti “Metodo Classico”
~60 hl/ha~
~12% min ABV~
{6-8% actual}
*9 months minimum on lees
Moscato d’Asti
~75 hl/ha~
~11% min ABV~
{4.5-6.5% actual}
-no second ferment required-
2 bars maximum pressure
Moscato d’Asti Vedemmia Tardiva
~45 hl/ha~
~14% min ABV~
{11% actual}
*1 Year min aging from date of harvest
Barbera d’Asti DOCG
(Rd!)
Rosso Only!!
Normale - Superiore
Colli Astiani - Tinella
Barbera d’Asti DOCG
90% min Barbera
10% Max: Freisa, Grignolino and Dolcetto
~68 hl/ha~
~12% min ABV~
(60 hl/ha for single vineyard)
*4 months min from 11/1
Barbera d’Asti Superiore
~68 hl/ha~
~12.5% min ABV~
*14 months min aging from 11/1
- *Sub-Zone**
- Colli Astiani - Tinella*
~49 hl/ha~
~13% min ABV~
*24 months min aging from 10/1.
**6 months min in wood.
Sub Zones of
Barbera d’Asti Superiore DOCG
CaT
Colli Astiani (Astiano)
Tinella
Note:
-the Nizza sub-zone was upgraded to its own DOCG in 2014
Barbera d’Asti Superiore DOCG
Colli Astiani
(sub-zone)
~49 hl/ha~
~13% min ABV~
*24 months min aging from 10/1.
**6 months min in wood.
Barbera d’Asti Superiore DOCG
Tinella
(sub-zone)
~49 hl/ha~
~13% min ABV~
*24 months min aging from 10/1.
**6 months min in wood
Nizza DOCG
Rosso - Rosso w/ Vigna
Riserva
100% Barbera
~49 hl/ha~
~7 tons/ha~
Rosso
~13% min ABV~
*18 months min aging from 1/1
**6 months min in wood
Rosso Riserva
*30 months min aging from 1/1
**12 months min in wood
Rosso (or Riserva) w/ Vigna
~13.5% min ABV~
Note:
- Formerly a sub-zone of Barbera d’Asti DOCG
- -upgraded to its own on 2014
- Manual harvesting is required
Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG
(Rd!)
Red Only!
85% min Barbera
~68 hl/ha~
~13% min ABV~
*14 months from 11/1.
**6 months min in wood
Single vineyard is:
~60 hl/ha~
Brachetto d’Acui DOCG
(Rd, Spk, Pas)
Rosso - Rosso Spumante** - **Passito
97% Brachetto
Rosso
~56 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
{5% actual}
2 bars Max pressure
Rosso Spumante
~56 hl/ha~
~12% min ABV~
{6% actual}
Must be Traditional or Charmant Method
Passito
~36 hl/ha~
~16% min ABV~
{11% actual}
*released until 10/1 on the year following harvest
Dolcetto di Dogliani DOCG
(Rd!)
- *Red Only!!**
- Normale - Superiore - **single vineyard*
100% Dolcetto
*1 year min aging from 10/15.
*released 11/1 on year after harvest.
Normale
~8 tons/ha~
~(7.2 for sngl vnyd)~
~12% min ABV~
Superiore
~7 tons/ha~
~(6.3 for sngl vnyd)~
~13% min ABV~
Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba DOCG
(Rd!)
- *Red Only!!**
- Normale - Superiore - **single vineyard*
100% Dolcetto
Normale
~8 tons/ha~
~(7.2 for sngl vnyd)~
~11.5% min ABV~
*released 1/1 year following harvest
Superiore
~8 tons/ha
~(7.2 for sngl vnyd)~
~12% min ABV~
~(12.5% for sngl vnyd)~
*released 9/1 on the year following harvest
Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore DOCG
(Rd!)
- *Red Only!!**
- Superiore - Riserva - *single vineyard*
100% Dolcetto
Superiore
~49 hl/ha~
~12.5% min ABV~
*12 months min aging from 11/1
Riserva
~49 hl/ha~
~12.5% min ABV~
*24 months min aging from 11/1
Single Vineyard
~42 hl/ha~
~13% min ABV~
*20 months min aging from 11/1
Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG
(W, Spk, Pst)
Bianco - Spumante
Passito - Passito Riserva
100% Erbaluce
~11 tons/ha~
White
~11% min ABV~
- *Spumante**
- Metodo Classico only!!*
~11.5% min ABV~
*15 months min on lees
Passito
~17% min ABV~
*36 months min aging from 11/1
70 g/l minimum RS
Passito Riserva
*48 months min aging from 11/1
Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG
(bianco)
Bianco - Spumante
Passito - Passito Riserva
100% Erbaluce
~11 tons/ha~
White
~11% min ABV~
Spumante
Metodo Classico only!!
~11.5% min ABV~
*15 months min on lees
Passito
~17% min ABV~
*36 months min aging from 11/1
70 g/l minimum RS
Passito Riserva
*48 months min aging from 11/1
Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG
(spumante)
White - Spumante
Passito - Passito Riserva
100% Erbaluce
~11 tons/ha~
- *Spumante**
- Metodo Classico only!!*
~11.5% min ABV~
*15 months min on lees
White
~11% min ABV~
Passito
~17% min ABV~
*36 months min aging from 11/1
70 g/l minimum RS
Passito Riserva
*48 months min aging from 11/1
Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG
(passito & passito riserva)
White - Spumante
Passito - Passito Riserva
100% Erbaluce
~11 tons/ha~
Passito
~17% min ABV~
*36 months min aging from 11/1
70 g/l minimum RS
Passito Riserva
*48 months min aging from 11/1
White
~11% min ABV~
Spumante
Metodo Classico only!!
~11.5% min ABV~
*15 months min on lees