Campi Flegrei (wine)
Under the name Campi Flegrei DOC (dt. The Campi Flegrei ) are Italian white , rosé and red wines and sparkling wines from the Metropolitan city of Naples in the Region of Campania marketed. They have had a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC) since 1994 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014.
Cultivation
The cultivation and vinification of the wines are permitted in the municipalities of Procida , Pozzuoli , Bacoli , Monte di Procida and Quarto and in parts of the municipality of Marano di Napoli (all in the metropolitan city of Naples ).
generation
Campi Flegrei is offered in the following types of wine:
- Campi Flegrei Bianco : must consist of at least 50–70% of the Falanghina grape variety . A maximum of 50% other white, non-aromatic grape varieties approved for cultivation in the metropolitan city of Naples may be added.
- Campi Flegrei Rosso : must consist of at least 50% of the grape variety Piedirosso (locally also called »Perepalummo«) and at least 30% Aglianico . A maximum of 20% other red, non-aromatic grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the metropolitan city of Naples may be added.
Furthermore, almost single-variety wines are offered. The grape variety mentioned in the name must be at least 90%. A maximum of 10% other analogue grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the metropolitan city of Naples may be added.
- Campi Flegrei Falanghina , also as passito and sparkling wine
- Campi Flegrei Piedirosso rosso or Campi Flegrei Perepalummo rosso , also called "Riserva"
- Campi Flegrei Piedirosso rosato or Campi Flegrei Perepalummo rosato
description
According to denomination (excerpt):
Campi Flegrei Bianco
- Color: more or less intense straw yellow
- Smell: vinous, delicate
- Taste: fresh, dry, harmonious
- Alcohol content: at least 10.5 % by volume
- Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 14.0 g / l
Campi Flegrei Rosso
- Color: more or less intense ruby red, tends to garnet red as it ripens
- Smell: vinous, pleasant, characteristic
- Taste: dry, typical, harmonious
- Alcohol content: at least 11.5 % by volume , for "Riserva" at least 12.0% by volume
- Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 18.0 g / l
For the predicate "Riserva" the wine must have matured for at least two years.
literature
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2006, 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. 240 .
Web links
- Map of the growing areas and list of all DOCG and DOC wines in Campania on federdoc.com (Italian) accessed on January 23, 2017.