Colline Saluzzesi
Colline Saluzzesi is a small Italian wine-growing region in the province of Cuneo , Piedmont . The area has had the status of a Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC for short) since September 14, 1996 . The regulations were last updated on March 7, 2014. Two rare grape varieties, Pelaverga and Quagliano, are grown in this area .
Growing area
The cultivation is in the province of Cuneo :
- in the entire territory of the municipalities of Pagno and Piasco and
- in parts of the municipalities of Brondello , Busca , Castellar , Costigliole Saluzzo , Dronero , Envie , Manta , Martiniana Po , Revello , Verzuolo and Villar San Costanzo
authorized.
generation
According to the appellation, the following types of wine may be produced using the grape varieties mentioned:
- Colline Saluzzesi (rosso)
- 60–100% Barbera , Chatus , Nebbiolo , Pelaverga (individually or together) and 0–40% grape varieties of the same color that are approved for cultivation in the Piedmont region
- Colline Saluzzesi Barbera
- varietal wine - consists of 100% of the grape variety mentioned
- Colline Saluzzesi Chatus
- varietal wine - consists of 100% of the grape variety mentioned
- Colline Saluzzesi Pelaverga
- varietal wine - consists of 100% of the grape variety mentioned
- Colline Saluzzesi Pelaverga rosato
- varietal wine - consists of 100% of the grape variety mentioned
- Colline Saluzzesi Quagliano
- varietal wine - consists of 100% of the grape variety mentioned
- Colline Saluzzesi Quagliano Spumante
- varietal wine - consists of 100% of the grape variety mentioned
description
According to the denomination (excerpt):
Colline Saluzzesi (rosso)
- Color : ruby red
- Smell : fruity, vinous, characteristically intense
- Taste : fresh, dry, intensely fruity, characteristic
- Alcohol content : at least 11.5% vol., Also with the name "Vigna"
- Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
- Dry extract : at least 18.0 g / l
Colline Saluzzesi Barbera
- Color : ruby red, with violet reflections as a young wine, tending to garnet red with age
- Smell : vinous, intense, characteristic, delicate
- Taste : dry, harmonious, velvety, slightly tannic
- Alcohol content : at least 12.0% vol., Also with the name "Vigna"
- Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
- Dry extract : at least 18.0 g / l
Colline Saluzzesi Chatus
- Color : intense ruby red
- Smell : fruity, vinous
- Taste : dry, full-bodied, harmonious and possibly tannic
- Alcohol content : at least 12.0% vol., Also with the name "Vigna"
- Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
- Dry extract : at least 18.0 g / l
Colline Saluzzesi Pelaverga
- Color : light ruby red
- Smell : fine, delicate, fragrant, fruity with a hint of cherry and raspberry, spicy, characteristic
- Taste : dry, harmoniously soft. With a lovely development: fresh and tender with a raspberry flavor, sometimes lively
- Alcohol content : at least 11.5% vol., Also with the name "Vigna"
- Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
- Dry extract : at least 17.0 g / l
Colline Saluzzesi Pelaverga Rosato
- Color : more or less intense pink
- Smell : fine, delicate, fragrant, flowery and fruity with a hint of cherry and raspberry
- Taste : dry or sweet, harmoniously soft
- Alcohol content : at least 11.5% vol., Also with the name "Vigna"
- Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
- Dry extract : at least 15.0 g / l
Colline Saluzzesi Quagliano
- Color : light red with light purple reflections
- Smell : delicate vinous with scents of violets and with a pleasant aroma, characteristic
- Taste : lovely and pleasantly sweet, medium-bodied, fruity, sometimes lively
- Alcohol content : at least 11.0% vol., With a remainder of at least 5.5% potential alcohol content, also with the name "Vigna"
- Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
- Dry extract : at least 18.0 g / l
Colline Saluzzesi Quagliano Spumante
- Perlage : fine and persistent
- Color : light red with a tendency to purple
- Smell : delicate vinous with scents of violets, pleasantly characteristic
- Taste : pleasantly sweet, medium-bodied, very fruity
- Alcohol content : at least 11.0% by volume, with a remainder of at least 7.0% potential alcohol content, also with the name "Vigna"
- Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
- Dry extract : at least 18.0 g / l
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map and list of growing areas on federdoc.com
- ↑ a b c Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description). (PDF) ismeamercati.it, November 27, 2017, accessed on June 29, 2018 (Italian).
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 .