Vernaccia di Serrapetrona

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The name Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG refers to Italian red sparkling wines (dry and sweet) from the provinces of Ancona and Macerata , Marche region. The sparkling wine ( Spumante ) has had a "controlled and guaranteed designation of origin " ( DOCG ) since 2004 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014. Before that, the wines (since 1971) had the simpler DOC classification.

generation

The denomination prescribes the following grape variety for sparkling wine :

  • at least 85% Vernaccia Nera
  • a maximum of 15% other red grape varieties - individually or together, that are approved for cultivation in the Marche region.

The wine must mature for at least 18 months, of which at least six months in the bottle, before it can be sold.

Cultivation

Cultivation and vinification of these sparkling wines are only permitted in the province of Macerata in the Marche region . The approved growing areas are in: Serrapetrona and in parts of the municipalities of Belforte del Chienti and San Severino Marche .

description

According to the denomination:

  • Perlage: persistent, fine-pearly
  • Color: garnet to ruby ​​red
  • Odor: characteristically vinous
  • Taste: characteristic, from dry to sweet, with a pleasantly bitter aftertaste
  • Alcohol content: at least 11.5  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 22.0 g / l

literature

  • Steffen Maus: Italy's wine worlds - wine, vino, wine . Gebrüder Kornmayer, 2013, ISBN 978-3-942051-18-7 , pp. 262 .
  • Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 , p. 198 .

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).