Marche Flashcards
Name the DOCG of Marche
Cornero DOCG Castel Di jesi verdicchio riserva DOCG Verdicchio Di matellica riserva DOCG Vernaccia Di serapetrona DOCG Offida DOCG
Wine style of Cornero DOCG
Cornero riserva
Min 85% montepulciano
Max 15% Sangiovese
Min 2 years aging.
Min% of verdicchio in both matellica and Castelli Di jesi
Min 85%
Min 18 months ageing for both
Most important grape of Marche
Verdicchio
Difference between wines of matellica and Castelli Di jesi?
Matellica is inland producing sharper wines
Castelli Di jesi is coastal producing fuller wine with rounder character.
Wine style of vernaccia serapetrona
Sparkling red of min 85% vernaccia of which min 40% must be dried.
Wine style of Offida
White
Pecorino min 85%
Passerina min 85%
Red
Min 85% montepulciano
Vernaccia di Serapetrona DOCG?
min 85 % Vernaccia Nera
min 40% of the grape must be dried to obtain min 13% alc.
min 11.5% Alc.
not released before June of the yr following the harvest
what is the main red grape in Marche?
Montepulciano
what is the largest and the smallest DOCG of Marche?
Largest= Offida DOCG Smallest= Verdicchio de Matelica DOCG