Capriano del Colle (wine)

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The municipality of Capriano del Colle in the northern Italian province of Brescia ( Lombardy region ) gives its name to the Italian wine-growing region of the same name. The wines, which have had the status of a "controlled designation of origin " (" Denominazione di origine controllata " - DOC) since 1980 , are spread across the hills around the town. The denomination was last updated in 2014.

generation

The following types of wine are produced:

  • Capriano del Colle Bianco and Capriano del Colle Bianco Superiore - also as Frizzante ( sparkling wine ): consists of at least 60% Trebbiano di Soave or Trebbiano di Lugana and / or Trebbiano Toscano . A maximum of 40% other white grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in Lombardy may be added individually or together.
  • Capriano del Colle Trebbiano - also called Frizzante ( sparkling wine ): consists of at least 85% Trebbiano di Soave or Trebbiano di Lugana and / or Trebbiano Toscano . A maximum of 15% other white grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in Lombardy may be added individually or together.
  • Capriano del Colle Rosso , also called “Riserva” and Novello : consists of at least 40% Marzemino (locally also called “Berzemino”), at least 20% Merlot and at least 10% Sangiovese . A maximum of 10% other red grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in Lombardy may be added individually or together.
  • Capriano del Colle Marzemino - single variety: 100% Marzemino

Growing area

The cultivation is limited to the municipalities of Capriano del Colle and Poncarale in the province of Brescia .

description

According to the denomination, the wines should have the following descriptions:

Capriano del Colle Bianco

  • (also applies to the Frizzante)
  • Color: straw yellow with light greenish reflections
  • Smell: mild, pleasant, characteristic
  • Taste: dry, fresh, harmonious, possibly with wood tones
  • Alcohol content: at least 11.0  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 16.0 g / l

Capriano del Colle Rosso

  • Color: ruby red
  • Smell: vinous, pleasant, characteristic
  • Taste: fruity, dry, harmonious, possibly with wood tones
  • Alcohol content: at least 11.0  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 20.0 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 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Provvedimenti generali relativi ai Disciplinari consolidati dei vini DOP e IGP italiani (download page with all consolidated specifications of Italian DOP and IGP wines). (PDF) politicheagricole.it (Italian Ministry of Agriculture), November 27, 2017, accessed on June 26, 2018 (Italian).