Italy - Campania

Question 1

DOCG of

Campania

Answer 1

AT-GF
[north-south]

• *Aglianico del Taburno DOCG**
• • 85% min Aglianico*
• also makes Rosado
• *Taurasi DOCG**
• 85% min Aglianico
• *Greco di Tufo DOCG**
• 85% min Greco
• plus+ 15% Coda di Volpe

Fiano di Avelino DOCG
- 85% min Fiano
- plus+ 15% max combined:
Trebbiano Toscano, Coda di Volpe, and Greco
(past MS question)

Note:

• all are grouped in the center of Campania around the northern city of Benevento and Avelino to it’s south
• all are 85% minimum to varietally label

Question 2

Aglianico del Taburno DOCG

(Rd, Rs)

Answer 2

Rosso - Rosso Riserva - Rosato

85% min Aglianico

15% Max Combined:
other non-aromatic red grapes of Benevento

~9 tons/ha~

Rosato
~12% min ABV~

*released 3/1

Rosso
~12% min ABV~

*24 months aging from 11/1

Rosso Riserva
~13% min ABV~

*36 months from 11/1
**12 months min in wood
**6 months min in bottle

Producer:
- Cantina del Taburno

Question 3

Fiano di Avelina DOCG

(W!)

Answer 3

White Only!!

85% min Fiano

plus+ 15% Max combined:
- Trebbiano Toscano
- Coda di Volpe
- Greco
(past MS question)

~10 tons/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~

• Fiano was widespread before Phylloxera. After the louse, it was replanted by Masterberardino.
• Waxy wine with the capacity to age.
• Fiano may be a varietal or a blending component in the DOCs of Irpina and Sannino.
• Fiano is finding more favor in Australia.

Question 4

Greco di Tufo DOCG

(W, Spk)

Answer 4

White - Spumante

85% min Greco
(aka: Asprinio)

15% Max Coda di Volpe
(only other grape allowed here)

~10 tons/ha~

Bianco
~11.5% min ABV~

• *Spumante**
• Metodo Classico*

~12% min ABV~

*36 months in bottle from 11/1

• Greco is the same grape as Asprinio. (Jancis Robinson’s “Wine Grapes” 2012)
• Best wines are full bodied with some minerality; delicate apricot and herbs.
• Not the same as Greco Bianco

Question 5

Taurasi DOCG

(Rd!)

Answer 5

• *Red Only!!**
• Normale - Riserva*

85% min Aglianico

~10 tons/ha~

Normale
~12% min ABV~

*36 months from 12/1
**12 months min in wood

Riserva
~12.5% min ABV~

*48 months from 12/1
**18 months min in wood

Aglianico grape - high quality, late ripening, age worthy. Dark. Concentrated.

Question 6

What is

Lacyrma Christi del Vesuvio?

Answer 6

Like a “superiore” for Vesuvio DOC in Campania

Bianco: 35% min Coda di Volpe
Rosso: 50% min Piedirosso

~12% min ABV~
– This is 1 full percent higher for Bianco normale, and 1.5 percent higher than for Rosso normale.

From the Slope of Mt. Vesuvis just east of Naples along the coast in the north-western section of Campania.

Question 7

Important DOC of Campania

Answer 7

Vesuvio DOC

Irpinia DOC

Sannio DOC

Ischia DOC

Question 8

What are the aging requirements of

Aglianico del Taburno DOCG?
(rosso)

Answer 8

*24 month min aging from 11/1

~12% min ABV~

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Rosso Riserva
*36 months min aging from 11/1
**12 months min in wood
**6 months min in bottle

~13% min ABV~

Question 9

What are the aging requirements of

Aglianico del Taburno DOCG?
(rosso riserva)

Answer 9

*36 months from 11/1

**12 months min in wood

**6 months min in bottle

~13% min ABV~

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Normale
*24 month min aging from 11/1

~12% min ABV~

Question 10

What are the aging requirement of

Taurasi DOCG?
(rosso)

Answer 10

*36 months from 12/1

**12 months min in wood

~12% min ABV~

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Rosso Riserva
*48 months min aging
**18 months min in wood

~12.5% min ABV~

Question 11

What are the aging requirement of

Taurasi DOCG?
(rosso riserva)

Answer 11

*48 months min aging

**18 months min in wood

~12.5% min ABV~

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Normale
*36 months from 12/1
**12 months min in wood

~12% min ABV~