Lombardy Flashcards
What is the most planted grape in Lombardy?
Croatina
What is Nebbiolo called in Valtelina?
Chiavennasca
What river runs through Valtellina?
The Adda river
At what elevations are the vineyards of Valtellina usually planted?
300-800m
How do the soils of Valtellina differ from those of the Langhe?
Schist and sandy loam with a much lower pH than the Langhe
What is the minimum required % of Chiavennasca for all 3 appellations in Valtellina?
90%
What are the aging requirements for Valtellina Superiore DOCG?
Normale: 2yrs w/ 1yr in wood
Riserva: 3yrs w/ 1yr in wood
What are the subzones of Valtellina?
Maroggia, Sassella, Inferno, Grumello, Valgella
What does stagafassli refer to?
Valtellina Superiore wines bottled across the border in Switzerland
What is the appellation for passito style wines made in Valtellina?
Sforzato di Valtellina
What is the minimum alcohol for Sforzato di Valtelina DOCG?
Aging requirements?
14%
20 months from April 1 (2yrs from Jan 1) with 1yr in barrel
What is Lombardy’s DOCG for traditional method sparkling wines?
Franciacorta DOCG
What is the name Franciacorta derived from?
Francae curtes- “free courts” as the Cluny monks declared this area free of taxation in the 11th century
Who was experimenting with traditional method sparking wine in Lombardy in the 1950s?
Guido Berlucchi
What bodies of water border Franciacorta to the North and West?
Lake Iseo in the North and the Oglio river flows from the lake to the West of the region
What lake lies at the border of the Veneto and Lombardy?
Lake Garda
What lake lies in the North West of the Lombardy region? What river flows from it?
Lake Como
The Adda river
What are still wines from Franciacorta released as?
What were they formerly called?
Curtefranca DOC
Terre di Franciacorta
Who makes “Annamaria Clementi”?
Maurizio Zanella Ca’ Del Bosco
What are the grapes permitted to make Franciacorta Normale?
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir with a max 50% Pinot Bianco and max 10% Erbamat
What grapes must Satèn be made from?
Only white grapes with Chardonnay and max 50% Pinot Bianco
What is the minimum % of Pinot Nero and max % of Chardonnay in Franciacorta Rosé?
35% Pinot Nero
65% Chardonnay
What is the min aging for Franciacorta
NV
Satèn & Rosé
Millesimato
Riserva
?
NV - 18m on the lees, 25m total
Satèn & Rosé - 24m on the lees, 31m total
Millesimato - 30m on the lees, 37m total
Riserva - 60m on the lees, 67m total
What styles of Franciacorta may only be made in dry styles?
Satèn and Riserva
(Millesimato can be up to Extra Dry)
What style of Franciacorta has a maximum pressure? What is it?
Satèn
Max 5 atmospheres
In which subzone of Franciacorta are most of the important sparkling wine houses based?
Erbusco
How long does Annamaria Clementi spend on the lees?
8yrs
In what area of Lombardy is Oltrepò Pavese?
The south western tip between Emilia-Romagna and Piedmont in the Pavia province
What is the DOCG of Oltrepó Pavese?
Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG
How must Oltrepò Pavese sparkling wine be made?
In the Charmat method, in Italy called the Martinotti method
What is the grape of Oltrepó Pavese Metodo Classico?
What is the min % that must be in the wine?
Pinot Nero
Min 70%
Want % of the wine must be from Pinot Nero for a wine to be varietally labeled Pinot Nero in Oltrepó Pavese Metodo Classico?
85%
What does the term Cruasé indicate on a label of Oltrepó Pavese Metodo Classico?
A traditional Méthod sparkling rosé made form a minimum 85% Pinot Nero by an associated member of the Consorzio Tutela Vini Oltrepò Pavese
What grapes have their own DOCs within Oltrepó Pavese DOC?
Pinot Nero, Pinot Grigio, and Bonarda
What kind of wine in Sangue di Guida DOC?
Sweet red wines in still, Spumante, and frizzante styles made from Barbera and Croatina
What style of wine is made in Buttafuoco DOC?
Still or frizzante dry red wines from Barbera and Croatina with Uva Rara and Vespolina
What region of Lambrusco falls within Lombardy?
Lambrusco Mantovano DOC
What DOCs around Lake Garda are shared by Lombardy and the Veneto?
Garda DOC - the Classico Subzone lies in the Lombardy side
Lugana DOC - on the Southern end of Lake Garda
What styles of wine are made in the Garda DOC?
White, red, chiaretto, spumante, and passito
Where would you find Chiaretto? What is it?
Around lake Garda. It is a rosé usually made from Corvina that may be a little off dry
What was the first DOC awarded in Lombardy?
Lugana DOC
What grapes varietal if the focus in Lugana DOC?
Turbiana also known as Trebbiano di Lugana
All styles require a min of 90% Turbiana
What style of wine is Moscato di Scanzo DOC?
Sweet red passito wines made from the red Moscato grape
