Italy - Lazio

Question 1

DOCG of

Lazio

Answer 1

F-C-C
Canned Pigs & Frasca are Super!

Frascati Superiore DOCG
(W!)
(superiore - riserva)
- 70% min combined 2 diff. Malvasias -

Cannellino del Frascati DOCG
(W!)
(late harvest - 35 g/l min RS)
- 70% min combined 2 diff. Malvasias -

Cesanese del Piglio DOCG
(Rd!)
(normale - superiore - riserva)
- 90% min combined 2 diff. Cesaneses -

Question 2

Frascati Superiore DOCG

(W!)

Answer 2

• *White Only!!**
• Superiore - Riserva*

70% min combined:
Malvasia di Candia + Malvasio di Lazio

Superiore
~11 tons/ha~
~12% min ABV~

Riserva
*12 months min aging from 12/1
** 3 months min in bottle

Question 3

Cesanese del Piglio DOCG

(Rd!)

Answer 3

• *Red Only!!**
• Normale - Superiore - Riserva*

90% min combined:
Cesanese di Affile + Cesanese Comune

Normale
~11 tons/ha~
~12% min ABV~

*released 2/1 after harvest

Superiore
~9 tons/ha~
~13% min ABV~

*released 7/1 after harvest

Riserva
~14% min ABV~

*20 months min aging
**6 months min in bottle

Question 4

Cannellino di Frascati DOCG

(W!)

Answer 4

• *Sweet White Only!!**
• (late harvest wine)*

70% min combined:
Malvasia di Candia + Malvasia di Lazio

~11 tons/ha~
~12.5% min ABV~

35 g/l min RS

Question 5

What is the aging requirement of

Frascati Superiore DOCG?
(riserva)

Answer 5

*12 months min aging from 12/1

** 3 months min in bottle

Question 6

What is the aging requirement of

Cesanese del Piglio DOCG?
(riserva)

Answer 6

*20 months min aging

**6 months min in bottle