Colli di Luni
Called Colli di Luni are white and red wines from the regions of Liguria and Tuscany called that since 1989 a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di Origine Controllata - DOC) have, which was last updated on March 7, 2014.
Growing area
The cultivation area includes the following communities:
- in the province of La Spezia (in the Liguria region): Ortonovo , Castelnuovo Magra , Sarzana , Santo Stefano di Magra , Bolano , Calice al Cornoviglio , Beverino , Riccò del Golfo , Follo , La Spezia , Vezzano Ligure , Arcola , Lerici , Ameglia
- in the Massa Carrara (in the Tuscany region): Fosdinovo , Aulla , Podenzana
generation
The following types of wine may be produced:
- Colli di Luni rosso , also called " Riserva ": 50–100% Sangiovese and 0–50% other red grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the regions of Liguria and Tuscany may be added.
- Colli di Luni bianco : at least 35% Vermentino , 25–40% Trebbiano and a maximum of 30% other analogous grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the regions of Liguria and Tuscany may be added.
- Colli di Luni Vermentino : at least 90% Vermentino must be included. A maximum of 10% other analogous grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the regions of Liguria and Tuscany may be added.
- Colli di Luni Albarola : at least 85% Albarola must be included. A maximum of 15% other analogous grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the regions of Liguria and Tuscany may be added.
description
According to denomination:
Colli di Luni Bianco
- Color: straw yellow
- Smell: delicate, pleasant
- Taste: dry, harmoniously pleasant
- Alcohol content: at least 11.0 % by volume
- Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 15.0 g / l
Colli di Luni Vermentino (also called Superiore)
- Color: more or less intense straw yellow
- Smell: dry, harmonious, delicate like almond
- Taste: dry, fine, harmonious
- Alcohol content: at least 11.5 % by volume - for "Superiore" at least 12.5% by volume
- Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 15.0 g / l - for "Superiore" at least 17.0 g / l
Colli di Luni rosso (also called Riserva)
- Color: straw yellow
- Smell: delicate, vinous
- Taste: dry, fine, harmonious
- Alcohol content: at least 11.5 % by volume - for "Riserva" at least 12.5% by volume
- Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 20.0 g / l - for "Riserva" at least 22.0 g / l
With the additional designation "Riserva" it must have matured for at least two years.
Colli di Luni Albarola
- Color: straw yellow, sometimes with greenish reflections
- Odor: dry, fresh, characteristic
- Taste: dry, harmoniously pleasant
- Alcohol content: at least 11.5 % by volume
- Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 15.0 g / l
literature
- Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 , p. 132 .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c 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 10, 2018 (Italian, download page with all the consolidated specifications of Italian DOP and IGP wines).