Lombardia Flashcards
DOCGs of Lombardia
- Franciacorta
- Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico
- Sforzato di Valtellina
- Valtellina Superiore
- Scanzo or Moscato di Scanzo
What are the names of the appellations for still wine made in the Franciacorta region?
Curtefranca DOC (formerly Terre di Franciacorta) or Sebino IGT
Who was the first house to release traditional method sparkling wine from Franciacorta?
The house of Guido Berlucchi
Who is the head of Ca’Del Bosco? What is their prestige cuvee?
Maurizio Zanella
“Annamaria Clementi”
Styles of Franciacorta DOCG
Cepage for each?
Min Alcohol?
—Franciacorta: Pinot Nero and Chardonnay and max 50% Pinot Bianco, **new as of July 2017—max 10% Erbamat
—Franciacorta Satèn: Chardonnay and a max 50% Pinot Bianco
—Franciacorta Rosé: Min 35% Pinot Nero, max 65% Chard, max 50% Pinot Bianco, max 10% Erbamat
**new as of July 2017—max 10% Erbamat
—Franciacorta Millesimato (requires 85% from staged vintage)
—Franciacorta Riserva (requires 85% from stated vintage)
11.5% Min alcohol for all styles.
As of 2017, what grape is allowed to be added to Franciacorta at a max of 10%?
Erbamat
What is the Sáten designation?
Refers to a blanc de blancs that has spent at least 24 months on the lees.
The dosage, and hence the wine pressure, is lower than for regular Franciacorta; Max RS of 20 g/l prior to tirage,max 5 atmospheres of pressure.
What is the term Millesimato?
Vintage
Name three requirements for wines labeled as Satèn.
—Must include only white grapes (Chardonnay; max 50% Pinot Bianco)
—Max pressure of five atmospheres, a lower pressure than the five to six atmospheres required for standard bottlings
—Exclusively Brut only
Franciacorta Rosé cepage?
Production method?
- min 25% Pinot Nero grapes and max 50% Pinot Bianco
- produced by blending rather than the saignée method.
What style of Franciacorta is restricted to only Brut sweetness?
Saten
Franciacorta Aging Requirements for all styles.
**All Spumante, metodo classico
—Franciacorta: Min 18 month on the lees, 25 months total.
—Franciacorta Satèn and Rosé: Min 24 months on the lees, 31 months total.
—Franciacorta Millesimato: Min 30 months on the lees, 37 months total.
—Franciacorta Riserva: Min 60 months on the lees, 67 months total.
***tirage may not start before February 1 of the year following the harvest for all styles
Franciacorta sweetness levels for all styles
—Franciacorta and Franciacorta Rosé: Dosaggio Zero (non-dosage), Extra Brut, Brut, Extra Dry, Sec, Demi-Sec
—Franciacorta Satèn: Brut only
—Franciacorta Millesimato: Dosaggio Zero, Extra Brut, Brut, Extra Dry
—Franciacorta Riserva: Dosaggio Zero, Extra Brut, Brut
What are the soils found in Franciacorta?
How do they define styles?
Moraine, limestone and volcanic material.
- Franciacorta comes from a natural, sub-alpine amphitheater. The area is characterized by low morainic hills of varying geological periods and compositions. The greatest concentration of estates is in the south-west corner of the DOCG zone in the communes of Erbusco and Cazzago, but production is distributed in pockets across the whole of the area and location plays an important role in the character of the wines.
- Broadly speaking, older and deeper glacial moraine tends to favor wines with body and complex fruit, but less immediate aroma, while in earlier ripening areas with shallower soils wines are fresher and more floral.
What are the 5 subzones of Valtellina Superiore DOCG?
—Valgella-fresh and fruit-driven —Inferno-earthy and powerful —Grumello-harmoniously precocioius —Sassella-elegant and mineral —Maroggia- delicate
