Valtènesi

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Valtènesi are red and rosé wines that are produced west of Lake Garda in the northern Italian province of Brescia , Lombardy region . The wines have had a "controlled designation of origin " ("Denominazione di origine controllata" - DOC ) since 2011 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014.

Growing area

Cultivation is permitted in the municipalities of Salò , Roè Volciano , Villanuova sul Clisi , Gavardo , San Felice del Benaco , Puegnago sul Garda , Muscoline , Manerba del Garda , Polpenazze del Garda , Moniga del Garda , Soiano del Lago , Calvagese della Riviera , Padenghe sul Garda and Bedizzole .

generation

The following types of wine are produced:

  • Valtènesi - a red wine that must be made from at least 50% of the Groppello grape variety ( Groppello Gentile and / or Groppello di Mocasina ). A maximum of 50% other red grape varieties approved for cultivation in Lombardy may be added. No grape variety may represent more than 10% in the cuvée .
  • Valtènesi Chiaretto - a rosé wine for which the same grape varieties are prescribed as for red wine.

"Chiaretto" is the local name for a rosé wine.

properties

According to the denomination, the wines should have the following properties:

Valtènesi

  • Color: ruby red, also intense, brilliant with possible garnet-red reflections with increasing maturation
  • Smell: vinous, distinctive, the young wine can be fruity, after maturation also spicy
  • Taste: tasty, fine, balanced, characteristic
  • Alcohol content: at least 11.5  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 22.0 g / l

Valtènesi Chiaretto

  • Color: more or less intense pink, sometimes with ruby ​​red or slightly orange reflections
  • Smell: characteristic, fine, intense, occasionally with floral or fruity tones
  • Taste: from dry to sweet, fresh, tasty, fine, characteristic
  • Alcohol content: at least 11.5  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 16.0 g / l

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Provvedimenti generali relativi ai Disciplinari consolidati dei vini DOP e IGP italiani (download page with all consolidated specifications of Italian DOP and IGP wines). (PDF) politicheagricole.it (Italian Ministry of Agriculture), November 27, 2017, accessed on June 26, 2018 (Italian).