Falanghina del Sannio
White and sparkling wines are produced under the name Falanghina del Sannio DOC in the Italian province of Benevento , Campania region . In 2011 they were given the status of a “controlled designation of origin ” (“Denominazione di origine controllata” - DOC ), which was last updated on March 7, 2014.
Cultivation
The cultivation and vinification of Falanghina del Sannio DOC may take place in the entire province of Benevento . The areas of the sub-zones are listed separately.
The denomination includes the largest cultivation area in the Campania region. The historical landscape Sannio is named after it . In 2017, 71,961 hectoliters of DOC wine were produced.
generation
All white and sparkling wines must be made from at least 85% Falanghina grapes . A maximum of 15% other white grape varieties approved for cultivation in the province of Benevento may be added.
Tobe offered:
- Falanghina del Sannio (Bianco)
- Falanghina del Sannio Spumante (also with the " Metodo classico ")
- Falanghina del Sannio Passito
- Falanghina del Sannio vendemmia tardiva ( late harvest )
All wines can also be named with a sub-zone ( sottozona ). The sub-zones are: "Guardia Sanframondi" or "Guardiolo", "Sant'Agata dei Goti", "Solopaca" or "Taburno". Then your minimum alcohol content must be 0.5 % by volume higher than in the simple level. The sparkling wine Falanghina del Sannio Spumante Metodo classico with mention of a sub-zone must mature on yeast in the bottle for at least 12 months.
properties
According to the denomination (excerpt):
Falanghina del Sannio
- Color: straw yellow
- Smell: fine, floral, fruity
- Taste: fine, fresh and harmonious
- Alcohol content: at least 11.0 % by volume , for sub-zones at least 11.5% by volume
- Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 15.0 g / l
Falanghina del Sannio Spumante
- Perlage: fine and persistent
- Color: more or less intense straw yellow, sometimes with greenish or golden reflections
- Smell: fine, floral, fruity, delicate
- Taste: harmonious, fresh. With the taste information "extra tart", "tart" and "extra dry"
- Alcohol content: at least 11.5 % by volume , for sub-zones at least 12.0% by volume
- Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 16.0 g / l
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 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 . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2006, 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
- Map of the growing areas and list of all DOCG and DOC wines in Campania , Italian, on federdoc.com, accessed on January 28, 2017.