Aglianico del Taburno

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Benevento Province

Aglianico del Taburno is an Italian wine-growing region in the Campania region . The red and rosé wines from the province of Benevento have enjoyed the status of a Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC for short) since November 29, 1986 . In 2011 the denomination was raised to a DOCG .

Cultivation

The vineyards on the slopes of the 1,393 meter high Monte Taburno , which gives the area its name, are near the city of Benevento , about 40 kilometers northeast of Naples . The vineyards are located at an altitude between 135 and 600  m slm in the municipalities of Apollosa , Bonea , Campoli del Monte Taburno , Castelpoto , Foglianise , Montesarchio , Paupisi , Ponte , Torrecuso and parts of the municipalities of Benevento, Cautano , Vitulano and Tocco Caudio .

Manufacturing

The almost varietal wine must consist of at least 85% Aglianico grape variety . A maximum of 15% other red, non-aromatic grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the province of Benevento may be added.

description

Aglianico del Taburno Rosso

  • Color: more or less intense ruby ​​red - tends to garnet red with increasing ripeness
  • Odor: characteristic, persistent
  • Taste: dry, full
  • Alcohol content: at least 12.0  % by volume , for "Riserva" 13.0% by volume
  • Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 24.0 g / l, for "Riserva" 26.0 g / l

Aglianico del Taburno Rosato

  • Color: more or less intense pink
  • Smell: delicate, fresh, fruity
  • Taste: dry, harmonious, fresh, fine
  • Alcohol content: at least 12.0  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 19.0 g / l

literature

  • Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .
  • Burton Anderson: Italy's Wines 2004/05 . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7742-6365-5 .
  • Jacques Orhon: Le nouveau guide des vins d'Italie . Les editions de l'homme, Montreal 2007, ISBN 978-2-7619-2437-5 .
  • Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 , p. 238 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Disciplinare di Produzione (production regulations and description). (PDF) wineacts.it, accessed on July 12, 2020 (Italian, I vini italiani a Dop ea Igp).