Carignano del Sulcis

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Rosé and red wines as well as a Passito and Novello each are produced under the name Carignano del Sulcis DOC in the southwest of the Italian island of Sardinia and on the islands of San Pietro and Sant'Antioco . The wines have had a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC) since 1977 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014.

Cultivation

The cultivation and vinification of wines is permitted in the Sulcis area and in the following municipalities: In the provinces of Carbonia-Iglesias and Cagliari : Calasetta , Carbonia , Carloforte , Giba , Masainas , Narcao , Nuxis , Perdaxius , Piscinas , Portoscuso , San Giovanni Suergiu , Santadi , Sant'Anna Arresi , Sant'Antioco , Teulada , Tratalias and Villaperuccio .

In 2017, 18,040 hectoliters of DOC wine were produced.

generation

The following types of wine may be produced within this denomination:

  • Carignano del Sulcis Rosso (also called "Riserva" and "Superiore")
  • Carignano del Sulcis Rosato
  • Carignano del Sulcis Moscato
  • Carignano del Sulcis Novello
  • Carignano del Sulcis Passito

All wines must contain at least 85% of the Carignano grape variety . A maximum of 15% other red grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the Sardinia region may be added.

description

According to the denomination (excerpt):

Carignano del Sulcis Rosso

  • Color: ruby red
  • Smell: vinous, pleasantly intense
  • Taste: dry, fruity, harmonious
  • Alcohol content: at least 12.0 % by volume , for "Superiore" at least 13.0%
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract : at least 25.0 g / l, for "Superiore" at least 26 g / l

Carignano del Sulcis Rosato

  • Color: more or less intense pink
  • Smell: pleasantly vinous
  • Taste: dry, harmonious
  • Alcohol content: at least 11.5 % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract : at least 18.0 g / l

Web links

literature

  • Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 , p. 304 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Provvedimenti generali relativi ai Disciplinari consolidati dei vini DOP e IGP italiani. (PDF) politicheagricole.it (Italian Ministry of Agriculture), November 27, 2017, accessed on June 26, 2018 (Italian, download page with all consolidated specifications of Italian DOP and IGP wines).
  2. ↑ Viticulture in figures 2018. (PDF) In: VQPRD d'Italia 2018. federdoc.com, accessed on June 4, 2019 (Italian).