Cerveteri (wine)
With the name Cerveteri DOC , Italian white , rosé and red wines (either dry or sweet as well as frizzante ) are produced in the Lazio region . The wines have had a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC) since 1974 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014.
generation
- Cerveteri Bianco (dry or sweet or as a frizzante ): must consist of at least 50% Trebbiano Toscano grape varieties (locally also called "Procanico") and a maximum of 35% Malvasia Bianca di Candia . A maximum of 15% other white grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the Lazio region may be added.
- Cerveteri Rosso (dry or sweet): must consist of at least 60% of the Sangiovese and Montepulciano grape varieties in the mixture , with each of the grape varieties must contain at least 25%. Furthermore, it must contain at least 35% Merlot . A maximum of 15% of other red grape varieties approved for cultivation in the Lazio region may be added.
- Cerveteri Rosato (also known as Frizzante): The current version of the denomination does not contain any regulations on the composition of the grape varieties.
- Cerveteri Trebbiano or Cerveteri Procanico : Must contain at least 85% Trebbiano Toscano. A maximum of 15% other white grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the Lazio region may be added.
Cultivation
The wines are produced in the following communities:
- In the metropolitan city of Rome , these are the municipalities of Cerveteri , Ladispoli , Santa Marinella and Civitavecchia and parts of the municipalities of Rome , Allumiere and Tolfa and parts of the municipality of Tarquinia in the province of Viterbo .
description
According to the denomination (excerpt):
Cerveteri Bianco
- Color: straw yellow more or less intense
- Smell: vinous, pleasant, delicate
- Taste: dry, full, harmonious
- Alcohol content: at least 11.0 % by volume
- Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 14.0 g / l
Cerveteri Rosato (also called Frizzante)
- Color: more or less intense pink
- Smell: fruity, pleasant
- Taste: fine, delicate, harmonious
- Alcohol content: at least 11.0 % by volume
- Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 16.0 g / l
Cerveteri Rosso secco
- Color: more or less intense ruby red
- Odor: vinous, characteristic
- Taste: dry, tasty, full-bodied
- Alcohol content: at least 11.5 % by volume
- Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 20.0 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 12, 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).