Bramaterra (wine)
Bramaterra is an Italian red wine from the Piedmont region . The wine has had a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC) since April 9, 1979 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014.
Cultivation
The vineyards are located near the eponymous hill Bramaterra , a hill made of a clay and pebble mixture on quartz-containing porphyries in the municipalities of Roasio , Brusnengo , Curino , Sostegno , Lozzolo and Villa del Bosco in the provinces of Vercelli and Biella . It is produced by 19 registered winemakers on the approximately 31 hectare area. According to the DOC denomination, the maximum yield is 52.5 hectoliters / hectare.
Production regulations
The wine consists of 50-80% of Nebbiolo grapes (local Spanna specified), with the grapes Croatina (0-30%) and Vespolina and Uva Rara (individually or collectively 0-20%) may be blended. The wine is aged for 22 months (18 of which in wooden barrels) before it is put on the market. For the label ›Riserva‹ a total of 34 months of storage and 24 of them in wooden casks are required.
description
According to the denomination (excerpt):
- Color : garnet red with orange reflections
- Smell : characteristic, intense, slightly ethereal, refines with age
- Taste : full and dry, with a pleasantly bitter background, powerful and harmonious
- Alcohol content: at least 12 percent by volume
- Total acidity : at least 5 g / l
- Dry extract content : at least 23 g / l
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Production regulations and description , (Italian), on ismeamercati.it
- ↑ Map and list of growing areas on federdoc.com
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 .