Moscadello di Montalcino DOC

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Under the name Moscadello di Montalcino , lovely white wines are produced in the Italian municipality of Montalcino in the province of Siena ( Tuscany ). Since 1984 they have had the status of a “controlled designation of origin ” Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC for short), which was last updated on March 7, 2014. The Brunello di Montalcino , a DOCG wine, as well as the Rosso di Montalcino DOC and the Sant'Antimo DOC , which is named after the nearby Sant'Antimo abbey , also come from the same growing area .

generation

The wine is offered in three different types:

The following grape varieties may be used for production:

  • 85–100% Moscato Bianco (yellow muscatel)
  • 0-15% other white grape varieties approved for cultivation in the Tuscany region

Cultivation

The wines may only be produced in the municipality of Montalcino , Province of Siena in Tuscany. The maximum yield for Tranquillo and Frizzante must not exceed 100 quintals per hectare. For the Vendemmia Tardiva (late harvest) the maximum yield is only 50 quintals per hectare. It is made from dried grapes that have undergone additional drying.

Descriptions

according to the denomination:

Moscadello di Montalcino Tranquillo

  • Color: straw yellow
  • Smell: characteristic, delicate, fresh and persistent
  • Taste: aromatic, sweet, harmonious, characteristic of the muscatel grapes
  • Alcohol content: at least 10.5  % by volume , with a remainder of at least 4.5% potential alcohol content
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 17.0 g / l

Moscadello di Montalcino Frizzante

  • Perlage: fine and lively
  • Color: straw yellow
  • Smell: characteristic, delicate, fresh and persistent
  • Taste: aromatic, sweet, harmonious, characteristic of the muscatel grapes
  • Alcohol content: at least 10.5  % by volume , with a remainder of at least 4.5% potential alcohol content
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 17.0 g / l

Moscadello di Montalcino Vendemmia Tardiva

  • Color: from straw yellow to golden yellow
  • Smell: characteristic, delicate and persistent
  • Taste: aromatic, sweet and harmonious
  • Alcohol content: at least 15.0  % by volume , with a remainder of at least 3.5% potential alcohol content
  • Acidity : at least 4.0 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 24.0 g / l

literature

  • Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 , p. 180 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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).

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