Botticino
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Country | Italy | |
region | Lombardy | |
province | Brescia (BS) | |
Local name | Butizì | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 33 ′ N , 10 ° 19 ′ 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
- Giovanni Paolo Maggini , Italian violin maker
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:
- at least 30% Barbera
- at least 10% Schiava Gentile
- at least 20% Marzemino , also known locally as "Berzemino"
- at least 10% Sangiovese
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
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ↑ 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).