Botticino

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Botticino
coat of arms
Botticino (Italy)
Botticino
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Brescia  (BS)
Local name Butizì
Coordinates 45 ° 33 ′  N , 10 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 33 ′ 0 ″  N , 10 ° 19 ′ 0 ″  E
height 153  m slm
surface 18 km²
Residents 10,847 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 603 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 25080-82
prefix 030
ISTAT number 017023

Botticino is an Italian commune in the province of Brescia , Lombardy . Botticino has 10,847 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) on an area of ​​18 km².

sons and daughters of the town

economy

The community is known for the quarrying of the Botticino stone and the cultivation of wine .

Natural stone

There are more than 30 quarries around Botticino that sell the natural stone Botticino with the trade names Botticino Fiorito , Botticino Classico and Botticino Semiclassico worldwide. It is a limestone that is popularly known as marble because it can be polished.

Viticulture

In the communities of Botticino, Rezzato and Brescia , or parts thereof, a red wine with the name Botticino is grown, which has had the status of a "controlled designation of origin" ("Denominazione di origine controllata" - DOC ) since 1968 .

generation

The following grape varieties must be used in production:

description

  • Color: ruby red with garnet reflections
  • Smell: vinous and intense
  • Taste: dry, harmonious, slightly tannic
  • Alcohol content: at least 11.5  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 20.0 g / l

For the Riserva rating, at least 12.5  % alcohol by volume and 22 g / l dry extract are required; In addition, the wines must be stored for at least two years (can also be in wooden barrels).

literature

  • Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ a b c Disciplinare di Produzione (production regulations and description). (PDF) wineacts.it, accessed on July 16, 2020 (Italian, I vini italiani a Dop ea Igp).