Moscato di Sorso-Sennori

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Sweet white wines and sparkling wines with the designation Moscato di Sorso-Sennori DOC or Moscato di Sorso DOC or Moscato di Sennori DOC are produced in the north of the Italian island of Sardinia . The region has enjoyed the status of a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC) since March 31, 1972 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014.

Cultivation

The wine is produced in the northeast of the island in the municipalities of Sorso and Sennori in the province of Sassari . The hilly country is located near the Gulf of Asinara , between Castelsardo and Porto Torres .

The growing area is one of the smallest in the Sardinia region. The quantities produced are modest.

generation

Still wines are produced to a small extent in the appellation . These wines are made from 90–100% of the Moscato Bianco grape variety . The sparkling wine is made from a single variety of aromatic, white grapes.

The following types of wine are produced:

  • Moscato di Sorso-Sennori Bianco ( still wine )
  • Moscato di Sorso-Sennori liquoroso ( liqueur wine -. The grapes are harvested when fully ripe, the alcoholic fermentation is after reaching a from the winemaker defined alcoholic strength by the addition of alcohol stopped by the wine remains high. Sweetness and it has a the port wine like high alcohol content on.)
  • Moscato di Sorso-Sennori Passito
  • Moscato di Sorso-Sennori Spumante ( sparkling wine )

description

According to the denomination (excerpt):

Moscato di Sorso-Sennori Bianco

  • Color: golden yellow
  • Smell: intense, characteristic
  • Taste: sweet, fine, velvety
  • Alcohol content: at least 12.0 % by volume , with a balance of at least 2.0% potential alcohol content
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract : at least 20.0 g / l

Moscato di Sorso-Sennori Liquoroso

  • Color: golden yellow
  • Smell: intense, characteristic, ethereal
  • Taste: sweet, complex, fine
  • Alcohol content: at least 17.5 % by volume , with a remainder of at least 3.5% potential alcohol content
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract : at least 25.0 g / l
  • Total sugar content : at least 60 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 .
  • Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 , p. 307 .

Web links

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 July 7, 2018 (Italian).
  2. ↑ Viticulture in figures 2017. (PDF) In: VQPRD d'Italia 2017. federdoc.com, accessed on June 21, 2018 (Italian).