Montefalco Sagrantino
The Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG (formerly known as Sagrantino di Montefalco ) is a dry, red DOCG - wine from Umbria , Italy . It is made from the Sagrantino grape. The wine has had a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC) since 1979 . Since 1992 he has been classified in the higher level of a DOCG. This was last updated on March 7, 2014. It is produced in the types "Secco" (dry) and " Passito " (dessert wine).
generation
Wines with the name Montefalco Sagrantino are made exclusively from the red Sagrantino grape variety .
Cultivation
The cultivation and vinification of wines are permitted in Montefalco and in parts of the municipalities: Bevagna , Gualdo Cattaneo , Castel Ritaldi and Giano dell'Umbria (all in the province of Perugia ).
In 2016, 13,942 hectoliters of DOCG wine were produced from 413 hectares of vineyards .
description
According to the denomination:
Montefalco Sagrantino Secco
- Color: ruby red, sometimes with purple reflections - tends to garnet red as it ripens
- Smell: delicate, characteristic, reminiscent of blackberries
- Taste: dry, harmonious
- Alcohol content: at least 13.0 % by volume
- Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 26.0 g / l
Montefalco Sagrantino Passito
- Color: intense ruby red, sometimes with purple reflections - tends to garnet red as it ripens
- Smell: delicate, characteristic, reminiscent of blackberries
- Taste: lovely, harmonious, pleasant
- Alcohol content: at least 18.0 % by volume
- Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 35.0 g / l
- Total sugar content : 80–180 g / l
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 .
- Steffen Maus: Italy's wine worlds - wine, vino, wine . Gebrüder Kornmayer, 2013, ISBN 978-3-942051-18-7 .
- Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description). (PDF) In: ismeamercati.it. November 27, 2017, accessed July 16, 2018 (Italian).
- ↑ Viticulture in figures 2017. (PDF) In: VQPRD d'Italia 2017. federdoc.com, accessed on June 21, 2018 (Italian).