Morellino di Scansano
Morellino di Scansano has been a DOCG ( Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita ) wine-growing region in southern Tuscany since November 14, 2006 . In the area around the municipality of Scansano, the red grape variety is called Sangiovese Morellino . The wine-growing area is located south and west of Scansano. In contrast to the larger DOC area of Monteregio di Massa Marittima adjacent to the north , the Morellino di Scansano has achieved international recognition.
history
The first evidence of viticulture at Scansano can be found in the 19th century. Previously, the Maremma could not be used for agricultural purposes . In ancient times, the area was an extensive salt lake ( Lacus Prelius ) and in the Middle Ages it was an almost uninhabited marshland in which malaria was rampant. It was not until the comprehensive program for draining the swamps, laying out a canal system and cultivating the land by Grand Duke Leopold II that the prerequisites for olive and wine growing were created. With a decree dated January 6, 1978, the DOC area ( Denominazione di origine controllata ) was institutionalized around 20 years earlier than the neighboring areas in the less touristically developed surrounding area, which lived primarily from mining until the 1980s; the first tourist areas of international importance were south of Grosseto around Monte Argentario .
In 1992 a consortium of winegrowers was founded, comprising 22 larger businesses with around 120 individual wineries . The goals of the consortium are voluntary quality control and bundling of sales.
With the decree of November 14, 2006 ("GU 278 November 29, 2006"), the Morellino di Scansano is classified as DOCG from the 2007 harvest. Before (since 1978) the wines only had a "controlled designation of origin " - Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC.
Cultivation
The DOCG area includes the entire municipality of Scansano and parts of the municipalities of Campagnatico , Grosseto , Magliano in Toscana , Manciano , Roccalbegna and Semproniano (all in the province of Grosseto ). The decree delimits the area precisely based on streets and rivers. In 2014, 77,268 hectoliters of DOCG wine were produced from 1315 hectares of vineyards.
Core areas lie between the Ombrone and Albegna rivers .
generation
Article 2 of the DOCG decree regulates that the red wine of the DOCG area must consist of 85% Sangiovese . The rest may be admixtures of other red grape varieties from the Grosseto province . The cultivation of white wine and Vin Santo is not regulated. In order to avoid overproduction, the yield is limited to 90 quintals per hectare. At the same time, a 20% tolerance limit is permitted, since a measurement is hardly possible in practice. As a guideline, it is specified that the bulk may be a maximum of 70%, that is, from 100 kg of berries, max. 70 liters of wine can be produced with a DOCG label.
A wine that has matured in barrel for at least two years can be called “Riserva”.
description
According to Denominazione, the wine should have the following properties:
- Color: ruby red - tends to garnet red with increasing maturity
- Smell: aromatic, ethereal, intense, pleasant, fine
- Taste: dry, warm, slightly tannic
- Alcohol content: at least 12.5 % by volume , as "Riserva" 13 % by volume
- Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 24.0 g / l, as "Riserva" 26 g / l
Individual evidence
- ↑ Viticulture in figures 2015. (PDF) In: VQPRD d'Italia 2015. federdoc.com, accessed on November 28, 2016 (Italian).
- ^ A b 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 9, 2018 (Italian, download page with all consolidated specifications of Italian DOP and IGP wines).