Cilento (wine)

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Under the name Cilento DOC are red , rosé and white wines from the Italian province of Salerno , region Campania produced. In 1989 they were given the status of a "controlled designation of origin " (" Denominazione di origine controllata " - DOC), which was last updated on March 7, 2014.

Cultivation

The cultivation and vinification of Cilento DOC may take place in the following communities: Agropoli , Alfano , Ascea , Camerota , Campora , Capaccio , Cannalonga , Casaletto Spartano , Casal Velino , Castellabate , Castelnuovo Cilento , Celle di Bulgheria , Centola , Ceraso , Cicerale , Cuccaro vetere , Futani , GIOi Cilento , Giungano , Ispani , Laureana Cilento , Laurito , Lustra , Magliano vetere , Moio della Civitella , Montano Antilia , Montecorice , Monteforte Cilento , Morigerati , Novi Velia , Ogliastro Cilento , Omignano , Orna, Perdifumo , Perito , Pisciotta , Pollica , Prignano Cilento , Roccagloriosa , Rofrano , Rutino , Salento , San Giovanni a Piro , San Mauro Cilento , San Mauro la Bruca , Santa Marina , Sapri , Serramezzana , Sessa Cilento , Stella Cilento , Stio , Torchiara , Torraca , Torre Orsaia , Tortorella , Trentinara , Vallo della Lucania and Vibonati . All municipalities are in the province of Salerno.

Manufacturing

The wines are made from the following grape varieties :

  • Cilento Rosso : 60-75% Aglianico , 15-20% Piedirosso and / or Primitivo . A maximum of 25% of other grape varieties approved for cultivation in the province of Salerno may be added.
  • Cilento Rosato : 70-80% Sangiovese , 15-20% Aglianico, 10-15% Primitivo and / or Piedirosso. A maximum of 10% other grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the province of Salerno may be added.
  • Cilento Bianco : 60–65% Fiano , 20–30% Trebbiano Toscano , 10–15% Greco Bianco and / or Malvasia Bianca . A maximum of 10% other grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the province of Salerno may be added.

Two wines are almost single-origin. They must contain at least 85% of the grape variety mentioned. A maximum of 15% other analogue grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the province of Salerno may be added.

  • Cilento Aglianico
  • Cilento Fiano

properties

According to the denomination (excerpt):

Cilento Rosso

  • Color: ruby red
  • Odor: vinous, characteristic
  • Taste: delicate, dry
  • Alcohol content: at least 11.5  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 19.0 g / l

Cilento Rosato

  • Color: more or less intense pink
  • Odor: characteristic
  • Taste: harmonious, fresh
  • Alcohol content: at least 11.0  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 17.0 g / l

Cilento Bianco

  • Color: more or less intense straw yellow
  • Smell: characteristically delicate
  • Taste: fresh, harmonious
  • Alcohol content: at least 11.0  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 15.0 g / l

Web links

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. 242 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description). (PDF) In: ismeamercati.it. November 27, 2017, accessed August 5, 2018 (Italian).