Other Tuscan Doc and DOCG Flashcards
What is vin santo occhio Di pernice?
Min 50% Sangiovese, max 50% other red or white authorised in montepulciano.
Aged for min 6 years in oak 75l max
Carmignano DOCG wines?
1990
Min 50% Sangiovese, 10-20% combined cabS and CabF, max 20% canaiolo Nero
Min 12.5% alc
Aged for 8 month in oak or chestnuts min and not sold
Elba aleatico passito DOCG ?
2011
100% aleatico (min 10 days of air drying)
Min alc 19% (12% acquired)
Not released before March 1st of the year following the harvest
Montecucco Sangiovese DOCG
2011
Min 90% Sangiovese
Max 10% other grapes authorised in Toscana. Except Malvasia nera & aleatico
13% min alc montecucco aged min 1 year in oak and 4 month btl not released
Morelino Di scansano DOCG
2006
Min 85% Sangiovese (known as morellino)
Morelino Di scansano 12.5% alc min and not release
What is morellino?
Sangiovese
Rosso della val Di cornia DOCG
2011 Min 40% Sangiovese Max 60% combined merlot & cabS Max 20% other red Rosso della val Di cornia is min 12.5% alc wine not released before 01/05 of the 2nd year
Suvereto DOCG
2011 Suvereto Rosso & Rosso riserva Suvereto Sangiovese & riserva Suvereto merlot & riserva Suvereto cabS & riserva
Vernaccia Di San gimignano DOCG
1993
Vernaccia Di San gimignano
Max 15% other non aromatic white grapes in Tuscany.
11.5%/12.5%
Min 11 month ageing including 3 month in bottle
What grape is not authorised in the DOCG Rosso Della Val di Cornia?
Aleatico
Explain Governo All’ Uso Toscano?
Method used to enrich the wine in Tuscany
Name a DOC of Tuscany that use principally Syrah?
Cortona
Min 5% max 60%
name the first DOC of Italy?
Vernaccia de San Giminiano in 1966
Rosso Della Val Di Cornia Riserva DOCG?
2011 Min 40% Sangiovese Max 60% combined merlot & cabS Max 20% other red Rosso della val Di cornia is min 13% alc wine not released before 01/01 of the 3rd year. Min 18 months in oak and 6 months in btl.
what are the DOCG of Tuscany based on Sangiovese?
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Montecucco Sangiovese DOCG Morelino di Scansano DOCG Chianti Classico DOCG Chianti DOCG Vino Nobile de Montepulciano DOCG Carmignano DOCG Rosso della val Di cornia DOCG