Cesanese di Affile

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Cesanese di Affile DOC or simply Affile DOC is an Italian red wine from the metropolitan city of Rome in the Lazio region , which has had a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC) since 1973 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014.

Cultivation

It is grown in the municipalities of Affile , Roiate and parts of the municipality of Arcinazzo , all of which are in the Affilani Mountains.

generation

The Cesanese di Affile is made from 90–100% of the Cesanese d'Affile grape variety . A maximum of 10% other red grape varieties approved for cultivation in the Lazio region may be added. The wine is also offered in the types "dolce" (sweet) and "riserva".

description

(According to denomination):

Cesanese di Affile or Affile

  • Color: ruby red with violet reflections; with "Riserva" tendency to garnet red
  • Smell: delicate, characteristic
  • Taste: dry, soft, harmonious
  • Alcohol content: at least 12.5  % by volume , for "Riserva" at least 13.0% by volume
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 22.0 g / l, for "Riserva" at least 26 g / l

Cesanese di Affile dolce or Affile dolce

  • Color: vivid red with purple reflections
  • Smell: delicate, characteristic
  • Taste: dry, soft, harmonious
  • Alcohol content: at least 9.0  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 22.0 g / l
  • Total sugar content : higher than 45 g / l

See also

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. 217 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Disciplinare Di Produzione Dei Vini A Denominazione Di Origine Controllata "Cesanese Di Affile" O "Affile". (PDF) wineacts.it, November 27, 2017, accessed June 5, 2020 (Italian).