Dolcetto di Dogliani
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Dolcetto di Dogliani or simply Dogliani is an Italian red wine from the province of Cuneo , Piedmont . After the area around Dogliani received the status of a Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC for short) on June 21, 1974 , the long-term quality efforts were recognized on July 6, 2005 with the receipt of the DOCG status for the Dogliani and Dogliani Superiore . The appellation was last updated on April 17th, 2015.
Growing area
Cultivation and production of these wines is only possible in the municipal areas of Bastia Mondovì , Belvedere Langhe , Briaglia , Castellino Tanaro , Ciglie , Clavesana , Dogliani , Farigliano , Igliano , Marsaglia , Monchiero , Niella Tanaro , Piozzo , Rocca Cigliè and in parts of the municipalities of Carrù , Mondovì , Murazzano , Roddino , S. Michele Mondovì , Somano and Vicoforte .
generation
In 2017, 29,840 hectoliters of quality wine were produced. The Dolcetto di Dogliani is made 100% from the Dolcetto grape variety . The wine must mature for at least 1 year at the winemaker's before being sold ; of which at least 6 months in oak barrels. At the buyer's premises, the wine can usually mature for more years if properly stored.
description
- Color : ruby red
- Smell : fruity and characteristic
- Taste : dry, with a hint of almonds, harmonious
- Alcohol content : at least 12.0 % by volume , with the addition of "Superiore": at least 13% by volume
- Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
- Dry extract : at least 21.0 g / l, with the addition of "Superiore": at least 24 g / l
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description). (PDF) ismeamercati.it, November 27, 2017, accessed on June 28, 2018 (Italian).
- ↑ Viticulture in figures 2018. (PDF) In: VQPRD d'Italia 2018. federdoc.com, accessed on June 4, 2019 (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 .
Web links
- Denominazioni di origine e georeferenziazione (production regulations and maps of all DOP wines in Piedmont) , on regione.piemonte.it, accessed on November 17, 2015
- Representation of the individual layers
- Map of the growing areas and list of all DOCG and DOC wines in Piemonte Le Langhe , Italian, on federdoc.com, accessed on June 28, 2018