Colli Etruschi Viterbesi

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With the name Colli Etruschi Viterbesi DOC or Tuscia DOC , Italian white , rosé and red wines (either dry or sweet and as frizzante ) are produced in the province of Viterbo ( 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.

Cultivation

The wines are produced in the following communities:

Viterbo (eponymous), Vitorchiano , Bomarzo , Graffignano , Celleno , Civitella d'Agliano , Bagnoregio , Castiglione in Teverina , Lubriano , Vetralla , Blera , Villa San Giovanni in Tuscia , Barbarano Romano , Vejano , Oriolo Romano , Monte Romano , Tuscania , Arlena di Castro , Tessennano , Canino , Cellere , Piansano , Ischia di Castro , Farnese , Valentano , Latera , Onano , Proceno , Acquapendente , Grotte di Castro , Gradoli , Capodimonte , Marta , Montefiascone , Bolsena , San Lorenzo Nuovo , Orte and Bassano in Teverina .

generation

A variety of different types of wine are produced:

  • Colli Etruschi Viterbesi Bianco or Tuscia Bianco (dry or sweet or as frizzante ): must consist of 40–80% of the Trebbiano Toscano grape varieties (locally also called "Procanico") and a maximum of 30% Malvasia Toscana or Malvasia del Lazio . A maximum of 30% other white grape varieties approved for cultivation in the Lazio region may be added (individually or together).
  • Colli Etruschi Viterbesi Rosso or Tuscia Rosso (dry or sweet, as Novello or Frizzante): must consist of 20–45% Montepulciano and 50–65% Sangiovese grapes . A maximum of 30% other red grape varieties approved for cultivation in the Lazio region may be added.
  • Colli Etruschi Viterbesi Rosato or Tuscia Rosato (dry or sweet or as frizzante ): corresponds to the Rosso in the possible composition of grape varieties.
  • Furthermore, almost single-variety wines are produced in which the named grape variety must be at least 85%. A maximum of 15% of other analogous grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the Lazio region may be added (for red wines with the exception of the Ciliegiolo grape variety ):
    • Colli Etruschi Viterbesi Procanico or Tuscia Procanico (Trebbiano Toscano), also known as Frizzante
    • Colli Etruschi Viterbesi Grechetto or Tuscia Grechetto , also known as Frizzante
    • Colli Etruschi Viterbesi Rossetto or Tuscia Rossetto ( Trebbiano Giallo ), also called Frizzante
    • Colli Etruschi Viterbesi Moscatello or Tuscia Moscatello ( Moscato Bianco ), also known as Frizzante
    • Colli Etruschi Viterbesi Sangiovese or Tuscia Sangiovese (dry or sweet), also as rosé or frizzante
    • Colli Etruschi Viterbesi Greghetto or Tuscia Greghetto ( Grechetto Rosso )
    • Colli Etruschi Viterbesi Violone or Tuscia Violone ( Montepulciano - locally also called "Violone")
    • Colli Etruschi Viterbesi Canaiolo or Tuscia Canaiolo
    • Colli Etruschi Viterbesi Merlot or Tuscia Merlot

description

According to the denomination (excerpt):

Colli Etruschi Viterbesi Bianco or Tuscia Bianco

(also as frizzante)

  • Color: straw yellow more or less intense
  • Smell: characteristically delicate
  • Taste: dry or sweet, harmonious, characteristic
  • Alcohol content: at least 10.0  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 14.0 g / l

Colli Etruschi Viterbesi Rosato or Tuscia Rosato

(also as frizzante)

  • Color: more or less intense pink, sometimes with purple reflections
  • Smell: intense, delicate, pleasant
  • Taste: dry or sweet, harmonious, balanced, sometimes fresh and lively
  • Alcohol content: at least 10.0  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 15.0 g / l

Colli Etruschi Viterbesi Rosso or Tuscia Rosso

(also as frizzante)

  • Color: more or less intense ruby ​​red
  • Smell: characteristic, delicate, more or less fruity
  • Taste: dry or sweet, full, harmonious
  • Alcohol content: at least 10.0  % 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. 219 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Provvedimenti generali relativi ai Disciplinari consolidati dei vini DOP e IGP italiani. (PDF) politicheagricole.it (Italian Ministry of Agriculture), November 27, 2017, accessed on August 4, 2018 (Italian, download page with all consolidated specifications of Italian DOP and IGP wines).