Piedmont Flashcards
What communes are located entirely in Barolo?
Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga d’Alba
What communes are located partially in Barolo?
Monforte d'Alba La Morra Diano d'Alba Novello Verduno Grinzane Cavour Cherasco Roddi
What is the minimum yield for Barolo and Barbaresco?
What if there is a Vigna designation?
56 hl/ha for regular
54 hl/ha with a Vigna designation
what are the two major soil types in Barolo? Where can they each be found?
On west side around La Morra and Barolo is Tortonian Marl (Calcareous)
In east around Serralunga, Monforte and Castiglione Falletto is Helvetion (aka Serravallion) Sandstone
When did Barbaresco start officially using a cru designation?
What about Barolo?
Barbaresco started in 2007
Barolo did the same in 2010
How long is Barolo Normale aged?
Post 2010: 38 mo from Nov 1 w/ 18 mo in wood
Pre 2010: 36 mo w/ 24 in wood
How long is Barolo Riserva aged?
62 mo from Nov 1 w/ 18 mo in wood
How long is Barbaresco aged?
26 mo from Nov 1 w/ 9 mo in wood
Released Jan 1 of 3rd year
How long is Barbaresco Riserva aged?
50 mo from Nov 1 w/ 9 mo in wood
Released Jan 1 of 5th year following harvest
What other DOCGs of Piedmont are based on Nebbiolo? What are their minimums?
Roero: min 95% Neb (or 95% Arneis)
Gattinara: min 90% Spanna w max 10% Bonarda di Gattinara and Vespolina
Ghemme: min 85% Spanna w max 15% Vespolina and Uva Rara (Bonarda Novarese)
How long is Roero aged?
Rosso: 20 mo from Nov 1 w 6 mo in wood
Riserva: 32 mo w 6 mo in wood
in what styles can Roero Arneis be produced?
Bianco and Spumante
What is the aging for Gattinara?
What is the aging requirement for Ghemme?
Gattinara Normale: 35 mo from Nov 1 w 24 mo in wood
Riserva: 47 mo from Nov 1 w 36 mo in wood
Ghemme Normale: 34 mo from Nov 1 w 18 mo in wood
Riserva: 46 mo from Nov 1 w 24 mo in wood
What are the communes of Ghemme?
Ghemme and Romagnano Sesia
Where are Gattinara and Ghemme located?
They straddle the Sesia River in the hills north of the Po.
Gattinara on the west in Vercelli
Ghemme on the east in Novara
What two DOCs are near Ghemme and Gattinara?
What is their minimum for Nebbiolo?
Lessona and Sizzano
Both are min 50% Nebbiolo
What is the synonym for Nebbiolo in Ghemme and Gattinara?
Spanna
What DOC borders Donnas in Valle d’Aosta?
Carema DOC in the Torino province
What is the grape of Carema?
What is the ageing requirement?
What is the elevation?
85-100% Nebbiolo
24 mo from Nov 1 w 12 mo in wood
goes up to 36 mo for Riserva
300-600 m elevation
What DOCGs are based on Barbera?
What is the minimum amount fro each?
Barbera d’Asti: 85-100% Barbera, plus Grignolino, Dolcetto and Freissa
Barbera del Monferrato Superiore: same as d’Asti
Nizza: 100% Barbera
What are the subzones of Barbera d’Asti?
Tinella and Colli Astiani
What is the minimum amount of Barbera in Barbera d’Asti Colli Astiani?
it goes up to min 90% Barbera
How many subzones does Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG have?
over 200
Nizza was formerly a subzone of what DOCG?
When was it elevated?
Why is this significant?
Nizza was a subzone of Barbera d’Asti
Elevated in late 2014
It was the first DOCG to be elvated in 3 years after the EU reform
What are the provinces of Piedmont?
Verbania Biella Vercelli Novara Torino Cuneo Asti Alessandria
What DOCGs are dedicated to Dolcetto?
What is the minimum amount of Docletto in their blends?
Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba (can be Superiore)
Dogliani (can be Superiore)
Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore
All must be 100% Dolcetto
All require 1 year age
Gavi DOCG can be produced in what styles?
Tranquillo, Riserva, Frizzante, Spumante, and Metodo Classico
MC must be aged min 2 yrs w 18 mo on the lees from Oct 15
Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG can be produced in what styles?
Which style is the most noteworthy?
Bianco, Spumante (Traditional Method), Passito and Passito Riserva
Passito styles are considered the most noteworthy
Which region produces the most DOCG level wine in Italy?
Asti DOCG- almost 650,000 hl per year
What are the subzones of Asti DOCG?
Strevi, Canelli, Santa Vittoriad’Alba
What styles are produced in Asti DOCG?
Asti/Asti Spumante- Fully sparkling. Charmat
Asti/Asti Spumante Metodo Classico- 9 mo on lees. 6-9.5% acquired abv
Moscato d’Asti- rarer, more artisinal
moscato d’Asti Vendemmia Tardiva- Chaptalization forbidden
what is that max pressure for Moscato d’Asti?
2 bars. Not subject to secondary fermentation
What is the cepage for Alta Langa DOCG?
min 90% chard and PN
what are the aging requirements for Alta Langa DOCG?
must be traditional method, transvasage is permitted.
must be vintage dated
min 30 mo for total production
36 mo for riserva
What are the styles produced in Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG?
Rosso (max 2 bars pressure) Rosso Spumante (traditional or charmat) Rosso Passito (min 50 g rs)
What is the cepage for Boca DOC?
70-90% Nebbiolo
10-30% Vespolina and Uva Rara (Bonarda Novarese)
what is the cepage for Fara DOC?
50-70% Nebbiolo
30-50% Vespolina and Uva Rara (Bonarda Novarese)
max 10% other Piemontese varietals
what is the subzone of Langhe DOC?
Novello
What styles are made in Langhe DOC?
Bianco Bianco Passito Rosato Rosso Rosso Passito Varietal Varietal with Vigna desigmnation
What communes can make Verduno Pelaverga?
What styles can be made?
Verduno, plus parts of Roddi d’Alba and La Morra
Rosso only
min 85% Pelaverga Piccolo
