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Piemonte Flashcards

1
Q

What are the names of the mountains that surround Piedmont?

Piedmont

A

Surrounde on three sides by the ALPS and APPENINES

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What Province is Barolo and Barbaresco located in?

Barolo

A

Cuneo

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What communes of production are included in the DOCG of Barolo?

Barolo

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Entirely Included are
* Barolo
* Castiglione Falletto
* Serralunga d’Alba
*

Partially included are
* Monforte d’Alba, La Morra, Diano d’Alba, Novello, Verduno, Grinzane Cavour, Cherasco, Roddi

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What are the aging requirements of Barolo and Barolo Riserva?

Barolo

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  • Barolo 38 mo (Nov. 1 of the harvest year, including 18 mo. in wood.
  • Barolo Riserva 62 mo. from Nov. 1 of the harvest year, including 18 mo in wood.
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What exposures/ orientation are prohibited in Barolo?

Barolo

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Vineyards w/ complete N exposures are prohibited.

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you are looking at a bottle of Mascarelo Barolo DOCG 1979? what is wrong with that?

Barolo

A

Barolo DOCG was established in 1980, DOC in 1966. you are looking at a Rudy Ku

Piedmont

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Climatic Effects

What climatic effect does the Po river & Mediterranean Sea have on Piedmont’s climate?

A

The warm air from the Po River valley meets the humid air from the Mediterranean Sea, creating preciptation & fog.

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Piedmont

How many DOCG’s does Piedomont have ? DOC’s?

A
  • 41 DOCG’s
  • 19 DOC’s
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Piedmont

What are the 2 large regional Denominations of Piedmont?

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  • Piemponte DOC
  • Langhe DOC

are broad enough to allow for a wide range of wine styles as well as int

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Piedmont

What are the most planted Red/ White Varieties of Piedmont

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  • Barbera (31%)
  • Moscato Bianco (22%)

Its most planted grape varieties are Barbera (31%), Moscato Bianco (22%),
Dolcetto (13%), and
Nebbiolo (10%).

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Piedmont

Spanna is what? and what regions use the synonym?

Synonyms

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  • Nebbiolo

Ghemme, Gattinara, and parts of Alto Piemonte.

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Piedmont

The most common Nebbiolo (clone) producer and most dependable producer ?

A

Nebbiolo Lampia

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Piedmont

A Virus form of Lampia that causes the vines canes to fork, producing smaller berries, lower yields, and a higher concentration of aromas and flavors

A

Nebbiolo Michet

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Synonyms of Nebbiolo

Picoutener/Picotendro:

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The French and Italian names for the smaller-bunched and darker-berried Nebbiolo in Valle d’Aosta and Carema

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Vinification Techniques

Describe a “traditionalist” in Barolo?

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favored long macerations in large, old barrels of chestnut or acacia that were often passed down for generations, using practices such as
stem inclusion, open-vat fermentation, foot trodding, and no temperature control

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Vinification Techniques

Describe a “modernist” in Barolo?

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More accessible and less less aggressive wines that didn’t need decades to soften before they could be enjoyed.

Through exposure to other regions these winemakers introduced new practices into both the cellar and vineyard

-most famously using new
French barriques for aging.

-using rotary
fermenters.

-lowering yields to increase concentration and focus on physiological ripeness

-tannin management.

17
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Barolo and Barbaresco became DOCs in what year?

A

1966, in 1980 they became a DOCG

18
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Vinification

Aging req. for Barbaresco?

A

Req. a min. of 9 months in barrel, w/ **26 months total aging for NORMALE **

& 50 months for RISERVA

19
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Vinification

Barolo aging req?

A

Barolo mandates a min. 18 months in barrel, w/ 38 months total aging for NORMALE

&

62 months for RISERVA

20
Q

Geography Barolo

Name the communes entirely included in the Barolo DOCG?

there are 3

A
  • Barolo
  • Castigline Falleto
  • Serralunga d’ Alba

there are 3

21
Q

Geography Barolo

Name the communes partially included in the Barolo DOCG?

there are 8

A
  • Monforte d’Alba
  • La Morra
  • Diano d’Alba
  • Novello
  • Verduno
  • Grinzane Cavour
  • Cherasco
  • Roddi
22
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Geography Barolo

Almost 90% of Barolo DOCG is contained within 6 townships, name them?

A
  1. Barolo
  2. Castiglione Falletto
  3. Serralunga d’Alba
  4. Monforte d’Alba
  5. La Morra
  6. Novello
23
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Geography Barbaresco

Name the 3 communes that PRIMARILY include Barbaresco DOCG? what is the 4th>

A
  • Barbaresco
  • Neive
  • Treiso
  • San Rocco Seno d’Elvio (has a smaller piece)

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