Piedmont Flashcards
What is the most planted grape in Piedmont?
Barbera
What is the most planted white grape in Piedmont?
Moscato Bianco
How many DOCGs in Piedmont? How many DOCs?
17 DOCGs
42 DOCs
What soil is found in Barolo and La Morra?
Tortonian
Calcareous Marl
What soil is found in Serralunga d’Alba, Castiglione Falletto and Monforte d’Alba?
Helvetian/Serravallian sandstone
What is the aging for Barolo? Riserva?
Barolo: 38 mo from 11/1, 18 mo in oak or chestnut
Riserva: 62 mo from 11/1, 18 mo in oak or chestnut
What is the aging for Barbaresco DOCG? Riserva?
Barbaresco: 26 mo from 11/1, min 9 mo in wood (released 1/1 of 3rd yr)
Riserva: 50 mo from 11/1, 9 mo in wood (Released 1/1 of 5th yr)
What is the aging of Gattinara DOCG?
Riserva?
Gattinara: 35 mo from 11/1, 24 mo in wood
Riserva: 47 mo from 11/1, 36 mo in wood
What is the aging of Ghemme DOCG? Riserva?
Ghemme: 34 mo from 11/1, 18 mo in wood, 6 mo in btl
Riserva: 46 mo from 11/1, 24 mo in wood, 6 mo in btl
What is the aging of Roero DOCG? Riserva?
Roero: 20 mo from 11/1, 6 mo in wood (Released 7/1 2nd yr)
Riserva: 32 mo from 11/1, 6 mo in wood (7/1 3rd yr)
What requires more Nebbiolo- Roero or Ghemme or Gattinara? What are the percentages?
Roero: min 95% Neb Gattinara: min 90% Neb plus Vespolina and Bonarda di Gattinara Ghemme: min 85% Neb plus Vespolina and Uva Rara (Bonarda Novarese)
What communes are entirely included in Barolo DOCG?
Barolo
Castiglione Falletto
Serralunga d’Alba
What communes are partially included in Barolo DOCG?
Monforte d'Alba La Morra Grinzane-Cavour Verduno Cherasco Novello Diano d'Alba Roddi
Where is Rocche dell’Anunziata? Name a producer.
La Morra
Paolo Scavino
Renato Ratti
F. Revello
Where is Arborina? What producer is most associated with it?
La Morra
Elio Altare
(Also made by Bovio and Mauro Veglio)
Name 5 crus of La Morra
La Serra Rocche dell'Anunziata Anunziata Gattera Arborina Galina
Name 3 vineyards shared by Barolo and La Morra
Fossati
Cerequio
Brunate
Where is Sarmassa? Name a producer
Barolo
Marchesi di Barolo
Name a producer of Cerequio
Michele Chiarlo
Roberto Voerzio
Gaja’s Langhe Conteisa
Where does the fruit for Gaja’s Langhe Conteisa come from?
Cerequio
Name some producers of Brunate.
Ceretto
Marcarini
Voerzio
Giuseppe Rinaldi (starting in 2010, used to be in his Brunate-Le Coste)
Where is Paiagallo? Name a producer
Barolo
Fontanafredda “Vigneto La Villa”
Casa E. di Mirafiore
Where is Le Coste? Name a producer
Barolo Giuseppe Rinaldi (part of Tre Tine as of 2010)
What crus are in Giuseppe Rinaldi’s Tre Tine?
Ravera (60%)
Le Coste (20%)
Cannubi San Lorenzo (20%)
What cru is shared between Barolo and Novello?
Name a producer.
Ravera
Elvio Cogno (Vigna Elena and Bricco Pernice)
Part of G. Rinaldi’s Tre Tine
Name all the Cannubis
Cannubi Cannubi Muschatel Cannubi San Lorenzo Cannubi Valletta Cannubi Boschis
What cru is shared by Barolo and Monforte d’Alba? Where is most of it?
Bussia, mostly in Monforte d’Alba
292 ha in Monforte, 7 in Barolo
Name three vineyards within Bussia
Dardi Cicala Romirasco Colonello Gabutti Sottana Soprana Pianpolvere Visette Arnulfo Munie
Where is Ginestra? Name a producer
Monforte d’Alba
Domenico Clerico (Ciabot Mentin and Pajana)
Elio Grasso
Conterno Fantino
Where is Bricco Boschis? Name a producer.
Castiglione Falletto
Cavallotto
Where is Monprivato? Name a producer.
Castiglione Falletto
Giuseppe Mascarello
Where is Fiasco? Name a producer.
Castiglione Falletto
Paolo Scavino
Azelia
Where is Villero? Name a producer.
Castiglione Falletto Cordero di Montezemolo (Vigna Enrico VI) Giuseppe Mascarello Brovia Giacosa until 1996
Where is Bricco Rocche? Name a producer
Castiglione Falletto
Ceretto has an estate here
Brovia
Name a cru shared by Castiglione and Monforte d’Alba.
Rocche di Castiglione
Name a cru shared by Serralunga d’Alba and Diano d’Alba
Sorano
Where is Cerretta? Name a producer
Serralunga d’Alba
Giacomo Conterno
Elio Altare
Azelia
Where is Gabutti? Name a producer
Serralunga d’Alba
Ceretto (Grignore)
Cappellano (Otin Fiorin Pie France and Otin Fiorin Pie Rupestris)
Where does Cappellano source its’ fruit from?
Gabutti in Serralunga d’Alba
Where is Vignarionda? Name a producer.
Serralunga d’Alba
Massolino
Oddero
Luigi Pira