Lombardy Flashcards
What is Franciacorta Saten and how long must it be aged?
- White grapes only: Chard, max 50% Pinot Bianco
- min 24 mo on lees
- min 31 mo total
- 5 atm of pressure, vs 5-6 atm Franciacorta
- millesimato, riserva
- Brut only
How many atmospheres are required for standard Franciacorta bottlings?; what about Saten?
- Franciacorta - 5-6 atm
- Saten - less than 5 atm
What is the common bottle of Moscato di Scanzo?
Futura
What are the DOCGs of Lombardy?
- Franciacorta
- Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico
- Valtellina Superiore
- Sforzato di Valtellina
- Moscato di Scanzo
What DOC is for still wines from Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico?
Oltrepo Pavese DOC
What is the aging requirement for Franciacorta non-vintage?
- min 18 months on lees
- not released until 25 months after harvest
What grapes are permitted for Franiacorta?
- Chard
- Pinot Nero
- max 50% Pinot Bianco
- max 10% Erbamat
How long must Franciacorta Vintage Riserva be aged?
- min 60 months (5 years) on the lees
- released after 67 months
What % of a stated vintage is required for Franciacorta Millesimato?
min 85%
What does Riserva mean on a bottle of Franciacorta?
5 years on the lees
- Released 67 months after harvest
How long must NV Franciacorta age en tirage?
18 mos
- Released 25 mos after harvest
What is the assemblage of Franciacorta Rosé?
min 35% Pinot Nero
- min 35% PN, max 65% Chard, max 50% PBianco, max 10% Erbamat
- Made by blending
- 24 mo lees, 31 mo before release
- millesimato, riserva
What is satèn?
Blanc de Blancs Franciacorta
- Chardonnay, max 50% Pinot Bianco
- min 24 mo lees, 31 mo before release
- may be millesimato or riserva
- max 5 atm of pressure (vs 5-6 atm Franciacorta)
What is the max. bottling pressure for Satèn?
5 atm
- vs Franciacorta - 5-6 atm
What is the min. time en tirage for Satèn and Franciacorta Rosé?
24 mos
- Not released before 31 months after harvest
T/F: Franciacorta uses the champagne dosage scale.
True
Name two pioneers of Franciacorta.
- Guido Berlucchi
- Mauricio Zanella (Ca’Del Bosco)
What are the still wine appellations for Franciacorta DOCG?
- Curtefranca DOC
- Sebino IGT
What is Lombardy’s other DOCG for sparkling wine (other than Franciacorta)?
Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG
Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico Assemblage?
- min. 70% Pinot Nero
- plus Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio
What is the min. % Pinot Nero for varietal labeling in Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico?
85% for Pinot Nero/Pinot Nero Rosé
What is the min. aging regimen for Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico?; Millesimato?
- 15 mo lees from Jan 1 after harvest
- 24 mo less from Jan 1 after harvest
What are the 2 DOCG’s within Valtellina?
- Valtellina Superiore DOCG
- Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG
What is Italy’s northernmost growing region for Nebbiolo?
Valtellina DOC
What are the 5 subzones of Valtellina Superiore DOCG (W to E)?
Maroggia, Sassella, Grumello, Inferno, Valgella
The Moscato di Scanzo DOCG surrounds what town?
Bergamo
- W of Franciacorta
- sweet passito red from red Moscato grape
- min 2 years, NO wood
- often bottled in slender 500 mL futura (similar to Inniskillin icewine)
What are the aging requirements for Moscato di Scanzo DOCG?
2 years, NO wood
- surrounds town of Bergamo, W of Franciacorta
- sweet passito red wines from a red Moscato grape
- often bottled in a slender 500 mL futura (similar to Inniskillin icewine)
When are Vatellina Superiore wines are labeled as Stagafassli?
If bottled in the neighboring territory of Switzerland
How long is Valtellina Superiore aged?; riserva?
- 2 years, 1 year in cask
- riserva: 3 years
What is the aging and min alcohol requirement for Sforzato di Valtellina?
- min 2 years age
- min 14% alcohol
- dried prior to fermentation, yielding no more than half the equivalent juice content of a freshly harvested grape
- dry in character
