Valtellina Rosso

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Valtellina Rosso or Rosso di Valtellina is a red wine that is produced in the northern Italian province of Sondrio , Lombardy region . The wine has had a "controlled designation of origin " (" Denominazione di origine controllata " - DOC) since 1968 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014.

Growing area

Cultivation is permitted on the right bank of the Adda river in the municipalities of Ardenno , Tirano , Piateda and Ponte in Valtellina and on the left of the river in the municipalities of Villa di Tirano and Albosaggia .

generation

The wine is made from the following grape varieties :

  • At least 90% Nebbiolo , also known locally as "Chiavennasca"
  • A maximum of 10% other red grape varieties approved for cultivation in Lombardy may be added.

properties

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

  • Color: ruby red, occasionally with garnet reflections
  • Smell: delicate, persistent, characteristic
  • Taste: dry and slightly tannic, occasionally with light wood tones
  • Alcohol content: at least 11.0  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 20.0 g / l

literature

  • 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 .

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).