Bardolino (wine)

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The Bardolino growing area

Bardolino is an Italian wine-growing region , named after the place of the same name in the southeast of Lake Garda , which belongs to the province of Veneto . The quality levels DOC and DOCG are produced. The DOC level has had the denomination since 1968, which was updated on March 7, 2014. With DOCG wine, the requirements for alcohol content, yield per hectare and vinification are stricter. The Bardolino DOCG is called Superiore .

Cultivation

The production area for DOC wines includes the localities of Bardolino , Garda , Lazise , Affi , Costermano , Cavaion , Torri del Benaco , Caprino , Rivoli Veronese , Pastrengo , Bussolengo , Sona , Sommacampagna , Castelnuovo , Peschiera , Valeggio . Wines that were grown, pressed and bottled in the core area between the municipalities of Bardolino, Lazise, ​​Affi, Garda, Costermano and Cavaion are allowed to use the designation "Bardolino classico".

The DOCG wine (Bardolino Superiore) can be grown, pressed and bottled in Bardolino , Garda , Lazise , Affi , Costermano , Cavaion , Torri del Benaco , Caprino , Rivoli Veronese , Pastrengo , Bussolengo , Sona , Sommacampagna , Castelnuovo , Peschiera and Valeggio .

generation

The following wines are produced for the DOC denomination:

  • Red wines : "Bardolino", "Bardolino Classico", "Bardolino Novello" and "Bardolino Classico Novello" (Novello is the Italian name for a young wine )
  • Rosé wines : "Bardolino Chiaretto", "Bardolino Classico Chiaretto"
  • Sparkling wine : "Bardolino Chiaretto Spumante"

The following wines are made for the DOCG denomination:

  • Red wine: "Bardolino Superiore"

The following grape varieties are required for the production of Bardolino DOC wine :

  • Corvina Veronese 35–80% (a maximum of 20% may be replaced by the local variety Corvinone )
  • Rondinella 10-40%
  • Molinara up to a maximum of 15%
  • A maximum of 20% of the total may be other red grape varieties approved for cultivation in the province of Verona , with a maximum of 10% for individual grape varieties.

The following grape varieties are required for the production of Bardolino DOCG wine (Superiore) :

description

According to the denomination (excerpt):

Bardolino and Bardolino Classico

  • Color : ruby ​​red, sometimes cherry red, which turns into garnet red as it ripens
  • Odor : characteristic, vinous
  • Taste : dry, fruity, harmonious
  • Alcohol content : at least 10.5% vol.
  • Acidity : min 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract : min. 17.0 g / l

Bardolino Chiaretto and Bardolino Classico Chiaretto

  • Color : pink, tending to be garnet red when ripened
  • Smell : characteristic, fruity, delicate
  • Taste : soft, fruity, balanced
  • Alcohol content : at least 10.5% vol.
  • Acid content : min 5 g / l
  • Dry extract : min. 16.0 g / l
  • Residual sugar : maximum 9 g / l

Bardolino Chiaretto Spumante

  • Perlage : thin, fine and persistent
  • Color : pink, tending to be garnet red when ripened
  • Smell : characteristic, delicate
  • Taste : soft, fruity, slightly sour
  • Alcohol content : at least 11.5% vol.
  • Acid content : min 5 g / l
  • Dry extract : min. 17.0 g / l

Bardolino Novello and Bardolino Classico Novello

  • Color : light ruby ​​red
  • Smell : characteristic, intensely fruity
  • Taste : dry, soft, fruity, slightly acidic, fresh, sometimes slightly sparkling
  • Alcohol content : at least 11.0% vol.
  • Acid content : min 5 g / l
  • Dry extract : min. 17.0 g / l
  • Residual sugar : maximum 10 g / l

Bardolino Superiore

  • Color : ruby ​​red, garnet red with increasing ripeness
  • Smell : characteristic, with a delicate fragrance
  • Taste : dry, slightly bitter, harmonious; sometimes with a slight hint of wood
  • Alcohol content at least 12.0% vol.
  • Acidity : min 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract : min. 22.0 g / l
  • Residual sugar : maximum 6 g / l

literature

  • 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 .
  • Steffen Maus: Italy's wine worlds - wine, vino, wine . Gebrüder Kornmayer, 2013, ISBN 978-3-942051-18-7 .

Web links

Wiktionary: Bardolino  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description) for Bardolino DOC. (PDF) In: ismeamercati.it. November 27, 2017, accessed July 18, 2018 (Italian).
  2. ↑ a b c Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (production regulations and description) for Bardolino Superiore DOCG. (PDF) In: ismeamercati.it. November 27, 2017, accessed July 18, 2018 (Italian).