Galluccio (wine)

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Named Galluccio DOC are Italian reds , rosé and white wines in the province of Caserta , region Campania , made. Since 1997 the wines have had the status of a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC), which was last updated on March 7, 2014.

Cultivation

The approved zone includes the municipalities of Conca della Campania , Mignano Monte Lungo , Rocca d'Evandro , Tora e Piccilli and the eponymous municipality of Galluccio , all in the province of Caserta .

generation

Three types of wine are produced under this denomination:

  • Galluccio Bianco : Must consist of at least 70% Falanghina grapes . A maximum of 30% other white grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the province of Caserta may be added - individually or together.
  • Galluccio Rosso and Galluccio Rosato : Must consist of at least 70% Aglianico grape variety . A maximum of 30% other red grape varieties approved for cultivation in the province of Caserta may be added - individually or together.

description

According to the denomination:

Galluccio Bianco

  • Color: more or less intense straw yellow
  • Smell: delicate, fruity, characteristic
  • Taste: dry, fresh, harmonious
  • Alcohol content: at least 11.0  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 15.0 g / l

Galluccio rosso

  • Color: more or less intense ruby ​​red, tends to garnet red with increasing ripeness
  • Smell: pleasant, delicate, characteristic
  • Taste: dry, fresh, harmonious
  • Alcohol content: at least 11.5  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 18.0 g / l

Galluccio rosato

  • Color: more or less intense pink
  • Smell: delicate, fruity, characteristic
  • Taste: dry, fresh, harmonious
  • Alcohol content: at least 11.0  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 17.0 g / l

Web links

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. 243 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description). (PDF) In: ismeamercati.it. November 27, 2017, accessed August 5, 2018 (Italian).