Piedmont Flashcards
How many DOCGs are there in Piedmont?
19
List the DOCG of Cuneo (6)
Barolo
Barbaresco
Roero
Dogliani
Diano d’Alba
(Terra Alfieri - also sits partly in Asti)
(Canelli - also sits partly in Asti)
List the DOCG of Asti (6)
Asti
Barbera d’Asti
Barbera del Monferrato Superiore
Nizza
Rucché di Castagnole Monferrato
(Terra Alfieri - a portion sits in Cuneo)
(Canelli- also sits partly in Cuneo)
List the DOCGs of Alessandria (4)
Alta Langa
Brachetto d’Acqui
Dolcetto d’Ovada Superiore
Gavi
List the DOCG of Vercelli and Novara (3)
Gattinara
Ghemme
Erbaluce di Caluso
What are the two newest DOCGs in Piedmont?
Canelli (2023)
Terre Alfieri (2020)
What are the DOCG for Barbera in Piedmont?
Barbera d’Asti
Barbera del Monferrato Superiore
Nizza
Which DOCG for Barbera must be 100% Barbera?
Nizza
What are the DOCGs for Dolcetto on Piedmont?
Dogliani
Diano d’Alba
Dolcetto d’Ovada Superiore
What DOCGs in Piedmont must be 100% Dolcetto?
All 3 of them!
Dogliani
Diano d’Alba
Dolcetto d’Ovada Superiore
What are the DOCGs for sparkling wine in Piedmont?
Asti
Canelli
Alta Langa
Roero (Spumante)
Gavi (Spumante / frizzante)
Brachetto d’Acqui (Spumante)
What are the DOCGs for Nebbiolo in Piedmont?
Barolo - 100%
Barbaresco - 100%
Terra Alfieri (rosso) - 85%
Roero (rosso) - 95%
Gattinara - 90%
Ghemme - 85%
What are the DOCGs for still white wine in Piedmont?
Roero (bianco)
Terra Alfieri (bianco)
Gavi
Erbaluce di Caluso
What is the grape variety of Gavi DOCG?
Must be 100% Cortese
When was Barolo established as a DOC? And the then as a DOCG?
1966
1980
How are the vines trained in Barolo?
Guyot - head trained
What % of grapes must come from the stated vineyard for “menzioni geografiche aggiuntive” and “vigna” wines?
100%
What are the communes of production in Barolo?
Barolo
La Morra
Castiglione Faletto
Monfortino
Serralunga d’Alba
Verduno
Novello
Cherasco
Diano d’Alba
Roddi
Grinzane Cavour
What two vineyards are shared by Barolo and La Morra?
Brunate
Cerequio
List 3 MGAs that are entirely within the commune of Barolo in Barolo
Cannubi
Fossati
Le Coste
Sarmassa
Liste
Rue
What are the 5 sub divisions of the Cannubi vineyard?
Cannubi
San Lorenzo
Valletta
Muscatel
Boschis
List 3 vineyards that are entirely within the commune of La Morra
Serradenari
Rocche Del’Annunziata
Le Serra
Arborina
List 3 vineyards that are entirely within the commune of Castiglione Falletto
Bricco Rocche
Villero
Monprivato
Fiasc
Pira
List 5 MGAs within the commune of Serralunga D’Alba
Vigna Rionda
Prapo
Gabbuti
Falletto
Francia
Arione
La Serra
Fontanafredda
Ceretta
List 3 MGAs within the commune of Monforte d’Alba
Bussia
Ginestra
Perno
In which commune of Barolo is the the Monvigliero vineyard?
Verduno
In which commune of Barolo is the Ravera vineyard?
Novello
What is the minimum alcohol requirement for Barolo DOCG?
13%
What are the aging requirements for Barolo DOCG?
Normale - 38m from Nov 1st of harvest with 18m in wood
Riserva - 62m from Nov 1st of harvest with 18m in wood
What are the elevation and exposition requirements for Barolo DOCG wines?
Vines must be grown between 170m and 540m
Vineyards with North facing exposition are not permitted
What are the soils of Barolo?
Marine sedimentary soils in alternating layers of calcareous marls and sandstone.
3 ages of soils exist (oldest - youngest)
Saravalian (formerly Helvetian)
Tortonian
Messinian
3 major geological formations -
Formazione di Lequio
Marne di Sant’Agata Fossili
Arenarie di Diano d’Alba
Which soils are found in Serralunga d’Alba?
Serravalian soils from the Formazione di Lequio.
Grey marl, light yellow sandstone, a higher percentage of limestone and iron in the soil
What soils are found in La Morra?
Tortonian and Messinian soils from the Marne di Sant’Agata Fossili formation.
Bluish-gray marls, higher in clay content
What were the best vintages for Barolo in the 2000s? Bold the best ones.
2000
2001
2004
2006
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013
2015
2016
2018
2019
2020
2021
What were terrible years for Barolo in the 2000s?
2002 was the worst
Ok-
2003
2005
2007
2012
2014
2017
What style of wine was Barolo originally?
When was it first fermented dry?
A light, semi-sweet, sparkling red
First fermented dry in the 1840s
Who produced the first single vineyard Barolo? When?
Renato Ratti in 1965 in La Morra
Who were the modernist in Barolo and Barbaresco in the 80s?
Elio Altare
Luciano Sandrone
Enrico Scavino
Angelo Gaja
What river runs between Barolo and Barbaresco?
The Tanaro
Why are Piedmont’s vineyards so fragmented compared to Tuscany?
After the French Revolution Piedmont came under Napoleonic rule and was therefore subject to the same inheritance laws as Burgundy
How long is a typical fermentation and maceration in Barolo today?
About 25 days
What is the shape of the Barolo bottle called?
Albeisa
Which commune is Barolo has the highest altitude vineyards?
La Morra
What are sorí in Piedmontese dialect?
A hillside vineyard with full Southern exposure