LAZIO Flashcards
What the capital of Lazio?
Rome
How many DOC and DOCG
27 DOCs
3 DOCGs
Soil
volcanic ,tufa soils rich in potassium and well drained
Why potassium contributes?
is good for whites grapes because ensures a good acidity level
climate
cool sea breezes and warmer temp in the coast and microclimates in the mountains
the region produces mainly white wines are mainly produced using …..
Trebbiando,Malvasia di Candia and Malvasia Puntinata
The wines are ..
mostly young wines ready to drink
Most important white grapes ….
Bellone
Bombino Bianco
Greco
Moscato di Terracina
Trebbiano
Malvasia Bianca di Candia
Malvasia del Lazio
Passerina del Frusinate
most important reds …
Cesanese del Piglio
Cesanese di Affile
Cesanese Comune
Cesanese di Olevano Romano
Olivella
Aleatico
Bombino Nero
Cesanese di Castelfranco
Name the DOCG’s
-Cesanese del Piglio/Piglio Cesanese
-Frascati Superiore
-Cannellino di Frascati
Name the DOC’s
-Frascati
-Castelli Romani
-Est ! Est ! Est! di Montefiascone
-Roma
Frascati is a …wine made using ….
white
-Malvasia di Candia and/or Malvasia Puntinata ( 70%)
Bellone Bianco ,bombino ,Greco Trebbiano (30%)
Frascati DOC is ..
one of the 14 towns inside Castelli Romani located in Colli Albani
Frascati is a DOC since
2011
A bottle of Frascati is usually around …..
187 and 1500 ml
Cannellino di Frascati DOCG is a …
Sweet wine made from botryzed grapes
Cannellino di Frascati producers collected a first cut of grapes from around the spur cane to allied the remaining grapes to ripen slower but taking the first a garante this process is know as…..
“Capata “
Producers of Cannellino included
Fontana Cnadida
Merumalia
Poggio le Volpi
Constantini Villa
Simone
Frascati Superiore DOCG must …
-reached 12% ABV and 13 % in the Riserva
-12 months aging in Riserva
Frascati is usually produced on a specific measurement
375ml or 750 ml
Cesanese del Piglio /Piglio Cesanese is a
red wine made using 90 % Cesanese and other 10% allowed varieties
in its composition is allowed to use …
white grapes up to 10%
…..versions are produced
dolce and abboccato
Cesanese must …
reached 13% ABV and aged for 18 months
Cesanese Superiore Riserva most reached ….and aged for ….
14% ABV
20 months pf which 6 most be in bottle
Producers included ….
-Abbia Nova “San Giovani”
-La Visciola “Priore Ju Quarto “
-Corte dei Papi “San Magno”
Castelli Romani DOC includes
white , red and rose wines
Castelli Romani DOC whites are made of …
Malvasia di Candia ,Malvasia Puntinata, Trebbiano Giallo ,Trebbiano, Trebbiano Soave (70%) and other 30% allowed varieties
Castelli Romani DOC rosso wine also know as ….is produced using …
“Novello”
Sangiovese ,Montepulciano ,Cesanese ,Merlot and Nero Buono di Cori (85%)
Castelli Romani DOC wines most reached …
10.5% for whites and rose
11 % for Red
Est ! Est ! Est! di Montefiascone produces a range of …
whites and sparkling wines
Must reached …
10.5%ABV for sparkling
the whites are blend of…
Trebbiano Toscano up to 50-60%
Trebbiano Toscano is locally know as …
Procanico
where does it name comes from?
a legend saids that a bishop who was traveling to Rome send ahed a servant to try the local wines and let an EST! ( which means here ) at the door of those places with wines worthy to tried , in Monteflacone he was so impressed that he used 3 EST!
