Monica di Sardegna

Red wines are produced under the name Monica di Sardegna DOC on the entire Italian island of Sardinia as well as on the neighboring islands of San Pietro and Sant'Antioco . The wines have had a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC) since 1972 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014.

Cultivation

The cultivation and vinification of the wines is permitted in the entire region of Sardinia.

In 2017, 12,046 hectoliters of DOC wine were produced.

generation

The following types of wine may be produced within this denomination:

Monica di Sardegna (red wine)
Monica di Sardegna Superiore
Monica di Sardegna Frizzante ( sparkling wine )

All wines must contain at least 85% of the Monica Nera grape variety . A maximum of 15% other red grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the Sardinia region may be added.

description

According to the denomination (excerpt):

Monica di Sardegna

Color: ruby red, tends to amaranth red with increasing ripeness
Smell: intensely ethereal and pleasant
Taste: dry or sweet, spicy with a characteristic aftertaste
Alcohol content: at least 11.0 % by volume , for "Superiore" at least 12.5%
Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
Dry extract : at least 18.0 g / l, for "Superiore" at least 20 g / l

Monica di Sardegna Frizzante

Color: ruby red
Smell: intensely ethereal and pleasant
Taste: dry or sweet, spicy with a characteristic aftertaste
Alcohol content: at least 11.0 % by volume
Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
Dry extract : at least 18.0 g / l

Web links

Map of the growing areas and list of all DOCG and DOC wines in Sardinia on federdoc.com (Italian) accessed on 7 July 2017

literature

Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 , p. 306 .

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 June 26, 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).

[Prod-1] Provvedimenti generali relativi ai Disciplinari consolidati dei vini DOP e IGP italiani. (PDF) politicheagricole.it (Italian Ministry of Agriculture), November 27, 2017, accessed on June 26, 2018 (Italian, download page with all consolidated specifications of Italian DOP and IGP wines).

[Feder-2] Viticulture in figures 2018. (PDF) In: VQPRD d'Italia 2018. federdoc.com, accessed on June 4, 2019 (Italian).