Recioto di Soave
Recioto di Soave is the name for a white sweet wine from the northern Italian wine-growing region Soave in the Veneto region . The name “Recioto” is derived from the dialect expression “recia” = “ear” and refers to the top, outermost berries of a grape. Due to their position, these berries receive a lot of light and sun and are therefore riper and sweeter than the rest of the berries. The wine has had a "controlled and guaranteed designation of origin " ( Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita - DOCG) since 1998 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014.
Growing area
According to the DOCG denomination, the wine is only allowed (in whole or in part) in the municipalities of Soave, Monteforte d'Alpone , San Martino Buon Albergo , Mezzane di Sotto , Roncà , Montecchia di Crosara , San Giovanni Ilarione , Cazzano di Tramigna , Colognola ai Colli , Caldiero , Illasi and Lavagno in the province of Verona .
generation
The wine is made according to an ancient tradition. Only selected grapes , previously only individual berries , are dried in a special process on racks or straw mats. This procedure is also called "appassimento". It naturally concentrates the sugar content and a noble rot caused by gray mold rot ( Botrytis cinerea ) often develops . See also straw wine .
A sparkling wine called “Recioto di Soave Spumante ” is also produced.
The following grape varieties are permitted in the rules of the Recioto di Soave designation of origin :
- 70-100% Garganega
- 0-30% Trebbiano di Soave
- in the range of 0–30%, other white grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the province of Verona may also be used, up to a maximum of 5% each.
description
According to the denomination (excerpt):
Recioto di Soave
- Color : straw yellow
- Smell : intense and fruity with a hint of vanilla
- Taste : sweet, velvety, round, possibly with a hint of vanilla, also lively according to tradition
- Alcohol content : at least 12.0% vol.
- Acid content : min 5 g / l
- Dry extract : min. 27 g / l
- Residual sugar : at least 70 g / l
Recioto di Soave Spumante
- Perlage : fine and persistent
- Color : more or less intense golden yellow
- Smell : pleasant, intense and fruity
- Taste : soft and sweet, velvety, full-bodied
- Alcohol content : at least 11.5% vol.
- Acid content : min 5 g / l
- Dry extract : min. 24 g / l
- Residual sugar : at least 70 g / l
literature
- 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 .
- Steffen Maus: Italy's wine worlds - wine, vino, wine . Gebrüder Kornmayer, 2013, ISBN 978-3-942051-18-7 .
Web links
- Website of the "Consortio Tutela Soave"
- Map of the growing areas and list of all DOCG and DOC wines in the Veneto. federdoc.com (Italian). Retrieved August 10, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (production regulations and description of the DOCG). (PDF) In: ismeamercati.it. November 27, 2017, accessed July 21, 2018 (Italian).