Toscana, Piemonte Easy Flashcards
Name Chianti DOCG Subzones?
Rufina (Firenze); Colli Fiorentini (Firenze); Montespertoli (Latest to be added. Firenze); Montalbano (Prato; Pistoia; Firenze); Senesi (Siena); Colli Aretini (Arezzo); Colline Pisane (Pisa).
What are permitted varieties for Chianti DOCG?
Chianti: 70 up to 100% Sangiovese; Maximum 30% combined other grapes authorized for Toscana; Maximum 10% white grapes; Maximum 15% combined Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.
The addition of the white grapes Trebbiano Toscano and Malvasia; a practice dating to the 1870s; is now optional rather than mandatory.
What are permitted varieties for Chianti Classico DOCG?
Sangiovesse comprises a minimum 80% of the Chianti Classico blend. Like Chianti; the wines may be pure varietal Sangiovese; or they may be blended with other red grapes of the region.
As of the 2006 vintage; white grapes are no longer permitted in the wine.
What are Chianti DOCG ageing requirements?
May not be released until March 1 of the year following the harvest.
Chianti Superiore: May not be released until September 1 of the year following the harvest;
Chianti Riserva: Minimum 2 years aging from January 1 of the year following harvest.
What are Chianti DOCG Classico ageing requirements?
The minimum alcohol level for Chianti Classico is 12%; compared to 11.5% for Chianti DOCG; and the wines must be aged for a year prior to release.
Riserva wines must be aged for a minimum 24 months; with a minimum 12.5% alcohol level;
Gran Selezione wines; a new category introduced in 2013; must be aged for at least 30 months prior to release and wines must be produced from estate fruit. Barrique is often the wood vessel of choice for aging riserva Chianti Classico.
What is Governo?
Refermentation with the juice of dried grapes; to strengthen the wine and initiate malolactic fermentation; legally permitted.
What is Chianti Classico DOCG Soils?
Although the extremely varied nature of Tuscan soils is evident within Chianti Classico; two soil types are common: the soft; friable; marl like galestro and alberese; or sandstone.
Sangiovese thrives on the galestro soils.
Who was the first producer of Brunello di Montalcino DOCG?
History credits Clemente Santi of Tenuta Greppo’s Biondi Santi with the invention of the Brunello style; as the producer was the first to isolate the Brunello clone and bottle it alone in 1865. Biondi Santi’s reputation and the style were immortalized shortly thereafter; with the release of the Brunello Riserva 1888. However; production remained minute even through the 1970s; and only recently has Brunello truly captured the public imagination.
Taste of Brunello di Montalcino comparing to Chianti?
Brunello is stronger; with more alcohol; extract and tannin; than Chianti. It can be so hard and unforgiving as to be nearly unapproachable upon release; leading some producers toward small barrels and shorter macerations; in the hope of rounding and fleshing out the wine.
What is the only variety allowed for production of Brunello di Montalcino DOCG?
Sangiovese Grosso (Brunello).
What is Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Climate?
The town of Montalcino; 112 km/70 miles south of Florence; enjoys a warmer; drier climate than the various zones of Chianti. Indeed; it is the most arid of all Tuscan DOCG zones; with an annual rainfall of about 700 mm/28 in (compared with over 900 in central Chianti Classico).
In addition; a cool maritime breeze from the south west ensures both excellent ventilation and cool evenings and nights. Sangiovese reaches its maximum ripeness here; giving fuller; richer wines than anywhere else in Toscana.
What are Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Soils?
Soil is varied in Montalcino; with galestro characterizing the higher altitude vineyards.
Clay is predominant in the warmer southern reaches of the zone; and fossilized marine deposits are scattered throughout Montalcino.
Some notable Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Producers?
Among Montalcino’s better producers are Altesino; Argiano; Banfi; Case Basse; Costanti; Eredi Fuligni; Fossacolle; Lisini; Pieve di Santa Restituta (Gaja); and Poggio Antico.
What are Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Aging Requirements?
Minimum 2 years in wood plus 4 months in bottle; may not be sold before January 1 of the 5th year following the harvest;
for Riserva 2 years wood pluc 6 moths in bottle, sold after 6th year.
What are Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG Aging Requirements?
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is aged for a minimum of two years; with at least one year in wood.
Riserva wines are aged for at least three years.
What was firt Super Tuscan wine?
Marquis Mario Rocchetta’s Tenuta San Guido released the 1968 Sassicaia; a barrique aged Cabernet blend from Bolgheri in the Northern Maremma; as vino da tavola.
What kind of wine is Rosso di Montalcino DOC?
This DOC was created in 1983 in order to make the most of the fruit from younger vines of new plantings. The idea was to create a fresher style of wine that needed considerably less ageing time than its sibling. This would enable producers of Brunello to make money while waiting for their DOCG wine to age; as well as declassify any Brunello that had been ageing for two to three years but had not quite reached the required standards.
What kind of wine is Sant’Antimo DOC?
This DOC covers almost precisely the same production zone as the prestigious Brunello di Montalcino DOCG and its DOC siblings; Rosso di Montalcino and Moscadello di Montalcino and provides Montalcino producers an outlet for “Super Tuscan” wines.
What kind of wine is Moscadello di Montalcino DOC?
Title exists for white wines from the Montalcino region; produced from the Moscadello (Moscato Bianco) grape.
Moscadello wines are often sweet; and may be still or sparkling.
Region: Toscana.
What kind of wine is Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG?
To the east of Montalcino; The zone shares with Brunello di Montalcino the distinction of being one of the first DOCGs in Italy; awarded in 1980.
The wines tend to be less firm than Chianti and less aggressively tannic than Brunello; striking a softer balance.
What kind of wine is Morellino di Scansano DOCG?
The coastal area in the southern Maremma; achieved DOCG status in 2006 for red wines based on a minimum 85% Sangiovese. This style of Sangiovese differs from its northern brethren due to the ripeness levels it can achieve in southern Tuscany. The result is a rounder and more savory style of wine.
Riserva wines are aged for a minimum of two years. Region: Toscana.
What kind of wine is Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC?
In 2013; the Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC officially gained separate status as an appellation; a tribute to the producer’s renown and the only true monopole DOC in all of Italy.
Varieties: Min. 80% Cabernet Sauvignon; max. 20% other red grapes suitable for cultivation in Tuscany. Wine must be aged for a minimum 2 years from January 1 of the year following the harvest; including at least 18 months in 225 liter barriques.
What kind of wine is Maremma Toscana DOC?
Maremma Toscana’s focus is on varietal wines; both dry and sweet. These may be produced from a wide array of grapes; including the local; traditional varieties and the more widely known ‘international’ varieties.
What varieties are used for production of Rosso di Montalcino DOC?
100% Sangiovese; Minimum Alcohol: 12%; wines may not be released until September 1 of the year following the harvest.
What varieties are used for production of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG?
The wines include a minimum 70% Sangiovese (Prugnolo Gentile clone) and; as of 2010; a maximum 30% other varieties of Tuscany; including no more than 5% of white varieties.
Same varieties also for Rosso di Montepulciano DOC.
What varieties are used for production of Carmignano DOCG?
Minimum 50% Sangiovese; 10 up to 20% combined Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon; Maximum 20% Canaiolo Nero; Maximum 10% combined Trebbiano Toscano; Malvasia del Chianti; Canaiolo Bianco;
Region: Toscana.
What varieties are used for production of Bolgheri DOC Rosso/Rosso Superiore/Rosato?
0 up to 100% Cabernet Sauvignon; 0 up to 100% Merlot; 0 up to 100% Cabernet Franc; maximum 50% Syrah; maximum 50% Sangiovese; maximum 30% other red grapes suitable for cultivation in Toscana.;
What varieties are used for production of Bolgheri DOC Bianco?
maximum 70% Vermentino; maximum 40% Sauvignon; maximum 40% Trebbiano Toscano; maximum 30% other white grapes suitable for cultivation in Toscana. Also production of Varietal Vermentino/Sauvignon.
What are Bolgheri DOC Aging Requirements?
Rosso may not be released for sale before September 1 of the year following the harvest;
Rosso Superiore must be aged a minimum of 2 years from January 1 of the year following the harvest including at least 1 year in oak barrels.
What is the only white wine in Tuscany to enjoy DOCG status is?
Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG
Name three provinces where majority production occurs in Piemonte?
Most of Piedmont’s grape growing occurs in the foothills south of the Po Valley; in the provinces of Asti; Alessandria; and Cuneo.
Who is Savoia family?
The former aristocracy which ruled Piemonte region; the Savoia family; went on to rule the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 until Italy became a Republic in 1946 with the end of World War II.
What are two most important hills in Piemonte?
Monferrato and Langhe hills.
What is Sorì?
In the Langhe and Monferrato hills; many of the prized southern exposures; known as sorì in the Piedmontese dialect; are home to the region’s most noble and ageworthy red grape: the native Nebbiolo.
What is Piemonte most planted white grape?
Moscato Bianco (Muscat à Petits Grains) is Piedmont’s most planted white grape and is generally funneled into the production of the sparkling wines of Asti.
