Circeo (wine)

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Called Circeo DOC are Italian white , rosé and red wines as well as Perl - ( frizzante ) and sparkling wines ( Spumante ) in the region Lazio expanded. The wines have had a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC) since 1996 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014.

Cultivation

Parts of the following municipalities are permitted for the cultivation and vinification of the wines: Latina , Sabaudia , San Felice Circeo (eponymous) and Terracina - all in the province of Latina .

generation

The following types of wine can be produced:

  • Circeo Bianco (also called Frizzante) and Circeo Spumante : must consist of at least 55% Trebbiano Toscano grape varieties and a maximum of 30% Chardonnay and a maximum of 30% Malvasia del Lazio . A maximum of 15% other white grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the Lazio region may be added.
  • Circeo Rosso (also as Novello or Frizzante) and Circeo Rosato (also as Frizzante): must consist of at least 55% Merlot grapes , a maximum of 30% Sangiovese and a maximum of 30% Cabernet Sauvignon . A maximum of 15% of other red grape varieties approved for cultivation in the Lazio region may be added.
  • Further, almost single-variety wines can be produced (the grape variety mentioned must contain at least 85%):
  • Circeo Trebbiano
  • Circeo Merlot
  • Circeo Sangiovese

description

According to the denomination (excerpt):

Circeo Bianco (also called Frizzante)

  • Color: straw yellow more or less intense
  • Smell: delicate, harmonious, fruity
  • Taste: dry, full, full-bodied, harmonious
  • Alcohol content: at least 12.0  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 18.0 g / l

Circeo Rosato (also called Frizzante)

  • Color: more or less intense pink with purple reflections
  • Smell: fine, pleasant
  • Taste: dry or sweet, harmonious, delicate, velvety
  • Alcohol content: at least 11.0  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 15.0 g / l

Circeo Rosso (also called Frizzante)

  • Color: more or less intense ruby ​​red
  • Smell: intense, characteristic
  • Taste: dry, full, full-bodied, harmonious
  • Alcohol content: at least 12.0  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 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. 217 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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).