Rubino di Cantavenna
Rubino di Cantavenna DOC is an Italian red wine from the province of Alessandria , Piedmont . The wine has had a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC) since 1970 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014.
The Rubino di Cantevenna is one of the better red wines of Monferrato Casalese and was created by the oenologist Giovanni Dalmasso.
Cultivation
The growing area of the grapes approved for the production of the controlled designation of origin "Rubino di Cantavenna" includes the entire territory of the municipalities of Gabiano , also part of Cantavenna, Moncestino and Villamiroglio and the areas of the former municipality of Castel San Pietro Monferrato, now incorporated into the territory of the municipality of Camino .
generation
The following grape varieties are prescribed for the production of the wine:
- Barbera 75-90%
- Grignolino and / or Freisa (individually or together) maximum 25%
description
According to the denomination (excerpt):
- Color: clear ruby red with garnet reflections
- Smell: vinous with a slight pleasant and characteristic fragrance
- Taste: dry, harmonious and full
- Alcohol content: at least 11.5 % by volume
- Acidity : at least 6.0 g / l
- Dry extract : at least 23.0 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 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 5, 2018 (Italian).