Piedmont Flashcards
what are the most important wine producing provinces of Piedmont and where are they located?
Cuneo, Asti and Alessandria, south of the river PO
what are the hills in the Cuneo, Asti and Alessandria provinces?
Monferrato and Langhe hills
what are the primary soil types of Piedmont?
thin, calcareous marl and sandstone with clay and sand
What does “sorì” refer to?
in the Piemontese dialect, a prized southern facing hillside
what is the most planted grape in Piedmont?
Barbera
what is Piedmont’s most planted white grape?
Moscato Bianco (Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains)
what is the Piedmontese synonym for Vermentino?
Favorita
how many DOCGs are there in Piedmont?
16
Barolo may be produced in 11 communes. What are the five most important, ?
La Morra Barolo Monforte d'Alba Serralunga d'Alba Castiglione Falletto
what soil type dominates the vineyards of La Morra and Barolo?
Tortonian soils, which have a higher proportion of calcareous marl, yielding softer, more aromatic wines
what soil type dominates the vineyards of Monforte d’Alba, Castiglione Falletto and Serralunga d’Alba?
Serravallian (Helvetian) sandstone soils, yielding more structured wines
what is a “Vigna” wine in Barolo?
a single vineyard wine, the vines must be at least 7 years old and 100% of the grapes must come from that vineyard
what are the aging requirements of Barolo?
38 months from November 1 of the harvest year, including 18 months in wood
What are the aging requirements of Barolo Riserva?
62 months from November 1 of the harvest year, including 18 months in wood.
what are Menzioni Geografiche Aggiuntive?
Geographic Designations, or crus, legally defined for collective use in 2010 under DOCG regulations
name some “traditionalist” Barolo producers
Giacomo Conterno, Bartolo Mascarello, Giuseppe Rinaldi
name some “modernist” Barolo producers
Paolo Scavino, Luciano Sandrone, Elio Altare
youngest to oldest, what are the primary soils of Barolo?
Tortonian
Serravallian
Langhien
what are some key Crus of the commune of Barolo?
Sarmassa, Cannubi, Brunate (shared with La Morra)
what are the remaining 6 communes of Barolo production?
Grinzane Cavour Verduno Novello Diano d'Alba Cherasco Roddi
important crus of La Morra?
Brunate (shared with Barolo), Cerequio, Le Rocche
important crus of Serralunga d’Alba?
Lazzarito (Vietti and others)
Cerretta (Elio Altare, Ca’Rome, Giacomo Conterno) Falletto (high altitude monopole of Bruno Giacosa)
Vigna Rionda (famous S facing cru- Massolino, Oddero, etc.)
important crus of Monforte d’Alba?
Bussia, Ginestra, Santo Stefano
important crus of Castiglione Falletto?
Rocche (1 ha, home to Ceretto’s Bricco Rocche estate, but several producers here)
Monprivato (monopole of Giuseppe Mascarello)
Villero (22 ha cru with many producers- Vietti, Giuseppe Mascarello, Brovia, etc.)
Bricco Fiasco (a small 8ha cru made famous by its producers- Paolo Scavino and Azelia)
what are the communes of production of Barbaresco?
Barbaresco, Neive, Treiso and part of Alba
name three important Crus of Barbaresco?
Asili
Roncagliette (including Gaja owned subzones of Costa Russi and Sori Tildin)
Martinenga (subzones include Camp Gros and Gaiun)Rabajà
name three important Crus of Neive?
Serraboella (Viettei Barbaresco Masseria and others)
Gallina (great soils and exposures, Oddero and others)
Basarin (large cru with steep s facing sites, Moccagatta and others)
name three important Crus of Treiso?
Pajorè (mostly owned by Gaja, although he doesn’t use the name on labels
Bricco di Treiso (Pio Cesare, high altitude, s facing slopes)
Marcarini