Rosso Piceno

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Rosso Piceno DOC or simply Piceno DOC are Italian red wines from the Marche region . They have had a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC) since 1968 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014.

generation

Rosso Piceno is offered in two types of wine:

  • Rosso Piceno : The wine must contain at least the following grape varieties : at least 35–85% Montepulciano and 15–50% Sangiovese . A maximum of 15% other red, non-aromatic grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the Marche region may be added.
  • Rosso Piceno Sangiovese : must contain at least 85% Sangiovese . A maximum of 15% other red, non-aromatic grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the Marche region may be added.

Cultivation

The cultivation and vinification of the wines are only permitted in the communities of Ascoli Piceno , Venarotta , Rotella , Montelparo , Santa Vittoria in Matenano , Monte San Martino , Penna San Giovanni , Gualdo and Sanginesio as well as other described areas in the provinces of Ancona , Macerata and Ascoli Piceno in the Marche region .

In 2017, 70,105 hl of DOC wine were produced.

description

According to denomination:

Rosso Piceno

  • Color: ruby red, more or less intense
  • Smell: characteristic, delicate
  • Taste: harmonious, pleasantly dry
  • Alcohol content: at least 11.5  % by volume , for "Superiore" 12.0% by volume
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 18.0 g / l, for "Superiore" 21 g / l

Rosso Piceno Sangiovese

  • Color: ruby red, more or less intense
  • Smell: characteristic, delicate
  • Taste: harmonious, pleasantly dry
  • Alcohol content: at least 11.5  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 18.0 g / l

literature

  • Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2006, 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. 197 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description). (PDF) ismeamercati.it, November 27, 2017, accessed June 26, 2018 (Italian).
  2. ↑ Viticulture in figures 2018. (PDF) In: VQPRD d'Italia 2018. federdoc.com, accessed on June 4, 2019 (Italian).