Castelli Romani (wine)
With the name Castelli Romani , Italian white , rosé and red wines (either dry or sweet or as frizzante ) are produced in the Lazio region . The wines have had a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC) since 1996 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014. The wine-growing area is the largest wine-growing area in the Lazio region in terms of both area and hectoliters.
generation
- Castelli Romani Bianco (dry or sweet or as frizzante ): must - individually or together - consist of at least 70% of the grape varieties Malvasia Bianca di Candia , Trebbiano Toscano and / or Trebbiano di Soave . A maximum of 30% other white grape varieties approved for cultivation in the Lazio region may be added.
- Castelli Romani Rosso (dry or sweet or as a frizzante): must - individually or together - consist of at least 85% of the grape varieties Cesanese Comune , Merlot , Montepulciano , Nero buono and / or Sangiovese . A maximum of 15% of other red grape varieties approved for cultivation in the Lazio region may be added.
- Castelli Romani Rosato (dry or sweet or as frizzante): all white or red grape varieties approved for cultivation in the Lazio region may be used.
Cultivation
The wines are produced in all 16 municipalities of the Castelli Romani as well as in some other municipalities.
- In the metropolitan city of Rome , these are the municipalities of Albano Laziale , Ariccia , Castel Gandolfo , Ciampino , Colonna , Frascati , Genzano di Roma , Grottaferrata , Lanuvio , Lariano , Marino , Monte Porzio Catone , Nemi , Rocca di Papa , Rocca Priora , Velletri , Zagarolo and San Cesareo and parts of the municipalities of Ardea , Artena , Montecompatri , Pomezia and Rome .
- In the province of Latina these are: Cori and parts of the municipalities of Cisterna di Latina and Aprilia .
description
According to the denomination:
Castelli Romani Bianco
- Color: straw yellow more or less intense
- Smell: fruity, intense
- Taste: fresh, harmonious, dry, sometimes sparkling and / or lovely
- Alcohol content: at least 10.5 % by volume
- Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 14.0 g / l
Castelli Romani Rosato
- Color: more or less intense pink, sometimes with ruby red tones
- Smell: fruity, intense, vinous
- Taste: fresh, harmonious, dry, sometimes sparkling and / or lovely
- Alcohol content: at least 10.5 % by volume
- Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 15.0 g / l
Castelli Romani Rosso
- Color: more or less intense ruby red
- Smell: fruity, intense, vinous
- Taste: fresh, harmonious, dry, round, sometimes sparkling and / or lovely; lively and tender at Novello
- Alcohol content: at least 11.0 % by volume
- Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 18.0 g / l
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 .
- Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 , p. 215 .
Web links
- Map of the growing areas and list of all DOCG and DOC wines in Lazio on federdoc.com (Italian) accessed on February 10, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description). (PDF) ismeamercati.it, March 7, 2014, accessed June 26, 2018 (Italian).