Valli Ossolane (wine)

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Valli Ossolane is a denomination in the northern Italian region of Piedmont for various white and red wines, which in 2009 received a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC), which was last updated on March 7, 2014. It is named after the Val d'Ossola . The name comes from "Oscella Lepontiorum", the ancient name of today's Domodossola .

Cultivation

The Piedmont region and its provinces

The production area belongs to a historically significant wine region, which is located at the last foothills of the Alps on both sides of the Sesia River in the provinces of Vercelli and Novara . Here are ten DOP wine zones, represented by the protection consortium "Consorzio Tutela Nebbioli - Alto Piemonte": Gattinara DOCG , Ghemme DOCG , Boca DOC , Bramaterra DOC , Colline Novaresi DOC , Coste della Sesia DOC , Fara DOC , Lessona DOC , Sizzano DOC , Valli Ossolane DOC. The DOC Valli Ossolane one of the smallest denominations of Italy and is located in on the floor of the municipalities: Beura-Cardezza , Bognanco , Crevoladossola , Crodo , Domodossola , Masera , Montecrestese , Montescheno , Pallanzeno , Piedimulera , Pieve Vergonte , Premosello-Chiovenda , Ornavasso , Trontano , Viganella , Villadossola , Vogogna ( Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola ). The defining grape variety for the wines of these areas is the Nebbiolo .

generation

The range includes the wines: Valli Ossolane Rosso , Valli Ossolane Bianco , Valli Ossolane Nebbiolo , Valli Ossolane Nebbiolo Superiore .

Prescribed grape varieties :

  • Valli Ossolane Rosso :
Nebbiolo , Croatina , Merlot (individually or together at least 60%), other red grape varieties up to 40%, maximum hectare yield: 8 t / ha, maximum production volume: 56 hl / ha
  • Valli Ossolane Bianco :
Chardonnay (at least 60%), other white grape varieties up to 40%, maximum yield per hectare: 8 t / ha, maximum production volume: 56 hl / ha
  • Valli Ossolane Nebbiolo :
Nebbiolo 85%, other red grape varieties up to 15% maximum hectare yield: 8 t / ha, maximum production volume: 56 hl / ha
  • Valli Ossolane Nebbiolo Superiore :
Nebbiolo (at least 85%), other unspecified red grape varieties up to 15%, maximum yield per hectare: 7 t / ha, maximum production volume: 49 hl / ha. The prescribed maturation period for the Nebbiolo Superiore is 13 months (6 of which in wooden barrels).

description

According to the denomination (excerpt):

Valli Ossolane Rosso

  • Color : ruby ​​red, intense, tending towards garnet red
  • Smell : characteristic fragrance, intense
  • Taste : dry, harmonious
  • Alcohol content : at least 11%
  • Total acidity : at least 5 g / l
  • Dry extract content : at least 20 g / l

Valli Ossolane Bianco

  • Color : straw yellow, more or less intense
  • Smell : fruity, fine, pleasant
  • Taste : dry, harmonious
  • Alcohol content : at least 11%
  • Total acidity : at least 5 g / l
  • Dry extract content : at least 19 g / l

Valli Ossolane Nebbiolo

  • Color : garnet red, more or less intense
  • Smell : fruity, fine, pleasant
  • Taste : dry, harmonious
  • Alcohol content : at least 11%
  • Total acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract content : at least 20 g / l

Valli Ossolane Nebbiolo Superiore

  • Color : garnet red, more or less intense
  • Smell : fruity, fine, pleasant
  • Taste : dry, harmonious
  • Alcohol content : at least 11.5%
  • Total acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract content : at least 22 g / l

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description). (PDF) In: ismeamercati.it. November 27, 2017, accessed July 6, 2018 (Italian).
  2. ^ Homepage of the consortium
  3. ↑ Map and list of growing areas on federdoc.com