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Ch28 Central Italy

Terms in this set (21)

Central Italy Climate
hot Mediterranean, coastal moderation
Central Italy white grapes
- grechetto
- trebbiano
- malvasia
- verdicchio
Central Italy black grapes
- sangiovese
- montepulciano
Central italy regions western side from north to south
Tuscany
- Chianti DOCG
- Chianti Classico DOCG (not a sub zone of Chianti)
- Bolgheri
- Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
- Vino Nobile di Monetpulciano DOCG

Umbria
- Orvieto DOC

Lazio
- Frascati DOC
Central Italy regions eastern side from north to south
Marche
- Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC

Abruzzo
- Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Central Italy mountain range
Apennines Mountains
Tuscany (general)
- mainly sangiovese, late ripener requiring warm weather
- wines have aromas of red cherries, plums, dried herbs, aged for a period of time in oak to soften tannins and add spicy flavours
- with bottle age develops meaty and gamey aromas
- some white wines are made here too
Tuscany - Chianti DOCG
- mainly sangiovese, often blended with other black grapes
- seven regions, if all grapes are from a region its name can appear on the label
- larger producers use grapes sourced from all over the region
Tuscany - Chianti Classico DOCG
- not part of Chianti DOCG
- higher altitude than Chianti DOCG
- wines have greater acidity, more herbal aromas
- must be aged 12 months
Tuscany - Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG
- must be aged 24 months, with at least 3 months in bottle
Tuscany - Chianti Classico DOCG - Gran Selezione
- highest designation
- grapes must be from a single estate
- aged 30 months, with at least 3 months in bottle
Tuscany - Southern Tuscany
- lower altitudes than the north
- cool maritime breezes from the south
- more intense, fuller bodied than Chianti
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
- in Southern Tuscany
- 100% sangiovese
- minimum 5 years aging, 2 in oak
- can declassify to Rosso di Montalcino DOC in poor vintages
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG
- in Southern Tuscany
- minimum 2 years aging
- sangiovese and other grapes
- can declassify to Rosso di Montepulciano DOC in poor vintages
- no relation to the montepulciano grape!
Tuscany - Coastal
- cooled by coastal breezes
- black Bordeaux varieties and other international grapes widely planted
- origin place of the 'Super-Tuscans'; Cabernet Sauvignon (originally sold without PDO status)
- Toscana IGT used for them now
- Bolgheri DOC and Maremma Toscana DOC permit any grape varieties now
Orvieto DOC
- Umbria white wines
- blend of Grechetto, Trebbiano, and some other local grapes
- light in body, medium to high acidity, ripe grapefruit and peaches
- best examples use more Grechetto in the blend, make protectively, cool fermented, stainless steel
Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG
- Umbria's most prestigious red
- made from thick skinned Sagrantino grapes
Frascati DOC
- cooled by altitude and local lakes
- white wines made from Malvasia and Trebbiano
- fresh, unoaked in style
- medium body, medium acidity, citrus fruit, floral, orange bloosom
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC
- white wines made from Verdicchio
- high acidity, green apple, lemons, fennel, almonds
- many are simple and fruity
- best are concentrated, developing notes of honey and almonds with bottle age
Marche reds
- montepulciano and sangiovese
- best known are from Conero DOCG
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
- Montepulciano grape
- high colour and tannin, medium acidity, black plums, cherrries
- many are simply and fruity, without oak
- best are concentrated and matured for a short time in oak
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