Valpolicella (wine)
Valpolicella wines are Italian red wines from the Valpolicella area in the Veneto region . The top examples can be concentrated, complex wines. Most Valpolicellas, however, are light, pleasant summer wines that have a slight nutty taste and are drunk young. The wines of the appellation are: Valpolicella ( DOC ), Valpolicella Ripasso ( DOC ) , Amarone della Valpolicella ( DOCG ) and Recioto della Valpolicella (DOCG) .
Growing areas
The large production area of Valpolicella includes three zones:
- Valpolicella Classico : Areas around the towns of Marano , Fumane , Negrar , Sant'Ambrogio , San Pietro in Cariano , Dolcè , Verona , San Martino Buon Albergo , Lavagno , Mezzane di Sotto , Tregnago , Illasi , Colognola ai Colli , Cazzano di Tramigna , Grezzana , Pescantina , Cerro Veronese , San Mauro di Saline and Montecchia di Crosara . The Classico wines grow at an altitude of 70 to 400 m protected from the cold north winds by the Dolomites and the Monti Lessini. The nearby Lake Garda provides temperature compensation.
- Valpolicella Valpantena runs parallel to the Valpolicella Classico area for 12 km and extends to the suburbs of Verona
- Valpolicella Orientale: The DOC area includes the northern districts of Verona and the valleys around Illasi , Cazzano di Tramigna and Mezzane di Sotto
Of the DOC wines (Valpolicella and Valpolicella Ripasso), 425,031 hectoliters of wine were produced from 7435 hectares of vineyards in 2014 .
Production regulations
The prescribed grape varieties are: Corvina Veronese (45–95%) and Rondinella (5–30%). Furthermore, up to a maximum of 25% grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the province of Verona can be added. The Corvina Veronese grape variety can be replaced by up to 50% with the Corvinone Veronese grape variety .
The wine-making regulations no longer stipulate any obligation to use the Molinara grape. Now winemakers are allowed to add smaller amounts of other grape varieties instead. The following varieties are permitted in the province of Verona: Sangiovese , Cabernet Franc , Negrara , Croatina and Oseleta .
description
According to the denomination (excerpt):
Valpolicella DOC
(also with the specifications "Classico", "Valpantena" and "Superiore")
- Color : red, tending to garnet red after aging
- Smell : vinous with a pleasant scent, delicate, characteristic, sometimes bitter almond
- Taste : body velvety, fruity, harmonious
- Alcohol content : at least 11 percent by volume , with the label Riserva 12%
- Acidity : at least 5 g / l
- Dry extract : at least 18 g / l, with the label Riserva : 20 g / l
Valpolicella Superiore DOC
The quality Superiore is characterized by a low acidity and a harmonious bouquet . It should be drunk at a good temperature (16-17 ° C)
Valpolicella Ripasso DOC
Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
Web links
- Homepage of the consortium (Italian / English)
- Map of the growing areas and list of all DOCG and DOC wines in Veneto , Italian, on federdoc.com, accessed on June 4, 2017
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 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Page of the Consortium
- ↑ Viticulture in Figures 2015 , (PDF, Italian), on federdoc.com. The consortium did not provide more recent figures.
- ↑ a b Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description). (PDF) In: ismeamercati.it. November 27, 2017, accessed July 23, 2018 (Italian).