Aleatico di Gradoli

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
View from Monte Volsini to Lake Bolsena . The Aleatico grape variety thrives on the slopes of the mountain range.

The Aleatico di Gradoli is a sweet Italian red wine and a liqueur wine from the area west of Lake Bolsena in the Lazio region . The wine has had a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC) since 1972 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014.

Cultivation

The fragrant dessert wine is produced in a very restricted area of ​​the Viterbo province in the municipalities of Gradoli , Grotte di Castro , San Lorenzo Nuovo and part of the municipality of Latera .

generation

The wine is ( unmixed ) from the vine Aleatico prepared (95% minimum). Some of the wines are produced using the Passito process.

There are also fueled versions available:

  • with at least six months of aging ( Aleatico di Gradoli Liquoroso - a fortified wine ) and
  • with at least two years of aging in oak barrels and at least one year in the bottle ( Aleatico di Gradoli Liquoroso Riserva ).

description

According to the denomination (excerpt):

Aleatico di Gradoli

  • Color: garnet red with violet tones
  • Smell: fine aromatic, characteristic
  • Taste: fruity-fresh, soft, velvety, sweet
  • Alcohol content: at least 9.5  % by volume , with a remainder of at least 2.5% potential alcohol content
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 20.0 g / l

Aleatico di Gradoli Liquoroso

  • Color: more or less intense garnet red, sometimes with purple reflections
  • Smell: aromatic, delicate, characteristic
  • Taste: full, sweet, harmonious, pleasant
  • Alcohol content: at least 15.0  % by volume , with a remainder of at least 2.5% potential alcohol content
  • Acidity : at least 4.0 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 20.0 g / l

Individual evidence

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

literature

  • Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . 3rd revised edition, 1st edition. Gräfe and Unzer Verlag, Munich 2007, 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. 214 .

Web links