Piedmont Flashcards
(123 cards)
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In what year did Gaja go back to producing under the Barolo / Barbaresco DOCGs?
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2013
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Alta Langa grapes, requirements and minimum elevation?
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- min 90% combined chardonnay, pinot noir
- min 250m
- must be vintage dated
- methode traditionnelle, the first in Piedmont!
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How many times is Moscato d’Asti fermented?
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Only once (in pressurized tanks)
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G. Conterno produces Barolo wines from which 3 MGAs?
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Francia (purchased in ‘74), Ceretta (2008), Arione (2015). All Serralunga.
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1st producer of Barolo to list a single vineyard? What year? Cru?
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Marcarini; 1958; Brunate
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Percristina comes from what commune and cru? Producer?
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Monforte d’Alba, Mosconi, Domenico Clerico
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Name the 3 DOCGs of Dolcetto
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- Ovada DOCG (Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore)
- Dogliani DOCG
- Diana d’Alba DOCG
- all 100% Dolcetto
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What is Vermentino called in Piedmont? In Liguria?
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Favorita, Pigato
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In what commune is the Villero vineyard?
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Castiglione Falletto
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What were the first 3 areas to be classified as a DOCG?
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1985 – Brunello di Montalcino, Barolo and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
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Mountain range that serves as the spine of Italy?
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Appenine Mountains
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Piedmont’s most planted red grape?
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Barbera
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What is the name of the south-facing hills in Piedmont that are planted with prized Nebbiolo?
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Sorí
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How many DOCs and DOCGs are there in Piedmont?
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17 DOCG, 42 DOC
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Which has a higher Spanna percentage? Gattinara or Ghemme?
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- Gattinara higher:
Min 90% spanna, max 10% bonarda di Gattinara and 4% vespolina - Ghemme:
Min 85% spanna, max 15% combined vespolina and bonarda novarese (uva rara)
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Name 3 producers of Gattinara
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Antoniolo, Travaglini, Vallana, Nervi (acquired by G. Conterno in 2018)
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Gattinara and Ghemme are on which banks of the Sesia river?
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Gattinara (Right bank); (Ghemme) Left bank
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The overarching DOC/Gs Colline Novaresi includes which 4 Piedmont DOCs?
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- Novaresi - R side/bank of Sesia
- Boca, Ghemme, Sizzano and Fara
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The overaching DOC Costa della Sesia includes which 3 Piedmont DOCs?
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- Sesia - L side/bank of Sesia
- Bramaterra, Gattinara, Lessona
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Oldest winery in Gattinara?
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Nervi - acquired by G. Conterno in 2018
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Synonym of Nebbiolo in Carema?
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Picoutèner/Picotendro
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Synonym of Nebbiolo in Val d’Ossola?
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Prünent
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Synonym of Nebbiolo in Valtellina?
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Chiavennasca
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Synonym of Nebbiolo in Ghemme/Gattinara?
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Spanna
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Which DOCG would you most likely find wine bottled in the futura 500mL bottle - bottle shape similar to Inniskillin?
Moscato di Scanzo DOCG - sweet red passito wine
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Which region has an earlier budbeak and harvest? Langhe or Valtellina?
- Both for Valtellina!
- Bud break in Valtellina is 2 weeks earlier than in the Langhe but harvest is also 2 weeks later (intense summer heat vines shut down in July)
- harvest can run until mid-November
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Name the only 2 Italian regions that do not have an IGT category
Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta
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What is the 2nd longest river in Italy after the Po?
Adige River
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What 5 seas surround the country of Italy?
- Ligurian: NE nearest to France and Florence
- Tyrrhenian: SE nearest of Naples; W of Sardinia
- Adriatic: NW nearest to Croatia
- Ionian: SW nearest to Sicily
* *Technically, it is just one sea, the Mediterranean, but specific basins go by different names
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Which 4 countries does Italy border?
France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia
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Which 3 communes for Barolo are entirely included in the DOCG?
Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga d’Alba
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Name 3 minor communes for Barolo
Diano d’Alba, Novello, Verduno, Grinzane Cavour, Cherasco (smallest of all), Roddi
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Gaja's single-vineyard Cabernet-based wine in Barbaresco was Piedmont's first Cab Sauv vineyard, planted in 1978. What is this vineyard?
Darmagi
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_____ was the first vintage that G. Conterno's Barolo Monfortino that was not entirely from the _______ vineyard with the purchase of ______ vineyard
2015, Cascina Francia (M), Arione
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1st white DOC in 1966?
- Vernaccia di San Gimignano (Tuscany)
- Min 85% vernaccia, max 15 % non aromatic grapes ( chard….)
- Located south of Firenze, within the chianti zone
- Producers: Panizzi, Falchini
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1st white DOCG in 1987?
- Albana di Romagna (Emilia-Romagna)
- First DOCG and first white DOCG!!
- 100% Albana; dry, semi-sweet, sweet (passito), sparkling
- SE of Bologna
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2nd most planted red grape in Italy?
Montepulciano
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Which mountain range serves as the spine of Italy (north to south)?
Apennine
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Which mountain range brackets the northern regions, provides a rain shadow?
Alps
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Hills around Alba?
Langhe
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Hills around Asti?
Monferrato
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Which wine category falls under Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)?
- IGP: Indicazione Geografica Protetta (used to be IGT…Tipica)
- 1992: aka Gorias Law or Law 164; created a buffer (IGT) between DOC and Table wine, a more relaxed regulation, offering winemakers wider freedoms
- 1994: IGT first appeared
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Which wine category falls under Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)?
- DOC: Denominazione Di Origine Controllata (1963)
| - DOCG: Denominazione Di Origine Controllata e Garantita (since 1984)
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Rules for “Vino” and “Vino Varietali”, wines without geographical indication?
- VINO: Vintage may appear on the label. These wines may be red, white, or rosado; and they may be spumante or frizzante
- VINI VARIETALI: These varieties may appear on the label for still wines: cab-s-f (the two may be blended and called "Cabernet"), syrah, merlot, chardonnay, and sauvignon
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Provinces in Piedmont (3)?
- Cuneo - lies btw Roero and Barolo/Barbaresco (SW)
- Asti
- Alessandria (most Eastern)
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T or F? Less than 5% of Piedmontese vineyards are officially classed as flat and nearly all of the vineyards in Piedmont are planted on hills ranging in elevation from 150 to 450 meters above sea level
True!
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In which minor Barolo commune does the grape Nascetta only grow?
- Novello
| - Producers: Elvio Cogno, Le Strette and Piette
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T or F? Barbera del Monferrato DOCG is produced in virtually the same area as Barbera d'Asti DOCG
True!
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How does the Po river run?
Runs E to W; starts from the Western Alps in Monte Viso (highest mountain in the Cottian alps) and spills into the Adriatic Sea near Venice
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How does the Tanaro river run?
- runs W and N; begins in the Ligurian Alps, near the French border, and discharges into the Po (most significant drainage).
- runs NE and runs above Barolo, Barbera d’Asti, Barbaresco, Barera d’Asti
- Runs into the Po near Bassignana in the Province of Alessandria in Piedmont
- lies btw Roero and Barolo/Barbaresco, in the province of Cuneo
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The Tanaro is formed by which 2 streams?
The Tanarello and the Negrone
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How does the Sesia river run?
Btw Gattinara/Ghemme; flows into the Po (also runs btw the Vercelli and Novara hills)
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T or F? The coolest sites in Piedmont are usually planted with Dolcetto, except in the hills southeast of Asti, where cooler vineyards are reserved for Moscato
True!
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Major red and white grapes in Piedmont?
ABC NERD (Arneis, Barbera, Cortese, Nebbiolo, Erbaluce, Ruche, Dolcetto)
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DOCG just for still white (3)?
Erbaluce di Caluso, Gavi, Asti
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DOCG for white, red and sparkling (1)?
Roero
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DOCG only for sparkling (2)?
- Alta Langa (chard, pn, methode traditionnelle) (2011)
| - Freisa d'Asti = (still red is Freisa DOC)
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DOCGs that CAN be sparkling (5)?
- Brachetto d'Aqui
- Alta Langa (chard, pn, methode traditionnelle) (2011)
- Freisa d'Asti: (still red is Freisa DOC)
- Erbaluce di Caluso (100% Erbaluce)
- Gavi (100% Gavi)
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DOCG for Barbera (3)?
- Nizza (2014) - formerly a subzone of the Barbera d'Asti DOCG (100% Barbera)
- Barbera d'Asti (min 90% Barbera)
- Barbera del Monferrato Superiore (min 85% Barbera) (DOC Monferrato - still red and frizzante)
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Most planted white grape in Piedmont?
Moscato Bianco (Muscat à Petits Grains)
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River near Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG?
Bormida
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T or F? Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG is located in the Monferrato hills southeast of Asti, overlaps the Asti DOCG
True!
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Min RS for Rosso Passito for Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG?
Min 50g/l
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Styles of wine for Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG?
- Dry still red, rosso spumante (trad or charmat), or rosso passito
- NO white
- located in the Monferrato hills southeast of Asti, overlaps the Asti DOCG
- Banfi is a producer
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Min % of white and red grapes for Roero DOCG?
- Min 95% each for Nebbiolo and Arneis
| - Producers: Bruno Giacosa, Vietti (wh), Matteo Corregia
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3 subzones for Asti DOCG?
- Canelli
- Strevi
- Santa Vittoria d’Alba
- Producers: Cocchi
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Alc % for Moscato d'Asti , Asti/Asti Spumante (+metódo classico), and Moscato d'Asti “Vendemmia Tardiva”?
- Moscato d'Asti (Alc: 4.5-6.5%)
- Asti/Asti spumante (Alc: 6-9.5%)
- Asti/Asti spumante “Metodo classico”
(Alc: 6-8%)
- Moscato d'Asti “Vendemmia Tardiva” (Alc: 11%)
- Producers: Vietti, Fontanafredda
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Piedmont's newest DOCG (the 74th overall DOCG)?
Nizza (carved from Barbera d’Asti DOCG) (2014)
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Synonym for Moscato Bianco?
Muscat à Petit Grains
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Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG makes what style of wines and overlaps which other DOCG?
Makes:
- still rosso
- spumante (trad or charmat)
- rosso passito (min 50 g/l)
- overlaps Asti DOCG
- Producer: Banfi
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Which other DOCG is Gavi/Cortese di Gavi located near?
in the southern part near the Ligurian border
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Aging requirement for Barolo DOCG?
38/62 Riserva (18m oak)
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Aging requirement for Barbaresco DOCG?
26/50 Riserva (9m oak)
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Original 3 Barolo communes?
(Middle of the map, from West to East): Barolo, Castiglione Falleto, Serralunga d'Alba
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Smallest and largest main Barolo commune?
Smallest: Castiglione
Largest: La Morra
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Original 3 Barolo communes, also entirely located within the DOCG?
* Middle of the map, from West to East
| - Barolo, Castiglione Falleto, Serralunga d'Alba
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Aging requirements for all, in Asti DOCG
- Moscato d'Asti: max 2.5 bars (not subject to a secondary fermentation)
- M d’Asti is fermented in autoclaves (Charmat/Martinotti Method)
- M d’Asti "Metódo Classico" MUST undergo 2nd ferm in the bottle (Min. 9m on lees)
- "Vendemmia Tardive": min 1yr from the date of harvest
- "Vendemmia Tardiva": Chaptalization is forbidden
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Barbera d'Alba/Asti DOCG min alc %
- Barbera d'Alba/Asti: 12%
- Barbera d'Alba/Asti superiore: 12.5%
- Barbera d'Asti superiore (with subzone): 13%
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DOCG with highest minimum of Barbera
- Nizza (100% Barbera)
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Barbera del Monferrato DOCG grapes and min alc %
- min 85% barbera, max 15% freisa, grignolino, rosso
| - min 13%
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Crus in Castiglione Falleto and respective producers
- Bricco Rocche: Vietti, Oddero, Brovia
- Bricco Fiasco: Azelia
- Bricco Boschis: Monopole, Cavallotto
- Monprivato: Monopole, G.Mascarello
- Villero: Giacosa, Brovia, Oddero, Vietti
- Pira: Roagna
- Fiasco: Scavino
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Commune of Monvigliero, and producer
- Verduno
| - G.B. Burlotto, Scavino
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Wine that made Scavino famous when first vinified separately in 1978
Barolo Bric Fiase
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Arione vineyard is from this commune
Serralunga d'Alba
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Ca' d'Morissio is from which vineyard and who owns it
- from a particular selection of Monprivato (Mascarello)
| - planted with the best Michet vines
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Mascarello's only wine not made in Castiglione Falletto
Santo Stefano (Monforte d'Alba)
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Crus in Serralunga d'Alba and respective producers
- Cascina Francia (Monopole - G. Conterno)
- Ceretta (Giovanni Rosso, Germano Ettore)
- Falletto (Giacosa)
- Gabutti (Cappellano)
- Lazzarito (Fontanafredda, Gaja, Guido Porro)
- Ornato (Monopole - Pio Cesare)
- Brea (Scavino in Ca'Mia)
- Vigna Rionda (Massolino, Oddero)
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Otin Fiorin Piè Rupestris and Piè Franco
Cappellano (Gabutti, Serralunga)
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Bussia in which 2 communes
Barolo and Monforte d'Alba
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Brunate, Cerequio and Fossati in which 2 communes
Barolo and La Morra
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Monfortino is a monopole, which commune and cru, and by whom?
Serralunga, Cascina Francia, G. Conterno
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Name 2 Crus from Monforte d'Alba
Bussia (shared w/Barolo), Ginestra, Santo Stefano
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Romirasco, Cicala, Colonnello are famous vineyards by whom and which commune
Aldo Conterno, Bussia (shared w/Barolo), Monforte d'Alba
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Barolo and Barbaresco min alc %
Barolo: 13%
Barbaresco: 12.5%
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Barolo and Barbaresco elevation limit
- Barolo: 170-540 meters
- Barbaresco: Max 550m
* vineyards with complete northern exposures are prohibited
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Aging requirements for Barolo
38/62 with 18m in oak
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Aging requirements for Barbaresco
26/50 with 9m in oak
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The only MGA that takes the name of its producer, and which commune
Fontanafredda “Proprietà in Fontanafredda”, Serralunga
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This river runs west and north (runs into Po); lies btw Roero and Barolo/Barbaresco
Tanaro
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This river runs btw Gattinara and Ghemme (also runs btw the Vercelli and Novara hills)
Sesia
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Barolo's soils
- Tortonian (7-12 million years ago)
- *Serravallian (11-14 million years ago)
- *Langhien (14-16 million years ago)
- The latter two formations were historically grouped together and known as "Helvetian"
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"Helvetian" soils in Barolo
- *Serravallian (11-14 million years ago)
| - *Langhien (14-16 million years ago)
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Main soil in West Barolo communes
- Tortonian: calcareous marl
- Barolo, La Morra: limestone, marl manganese, magnesium, clay: softer, more perfumed
- Sandrone, Voerzio
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Main soil in East Barolo communes
- Helvetian: sandstone
- Serralunga. Monforte, Castiglione: limestone, iron, sand: austere, power, aging
- Aldo Conterno, Vietti, Bruno Giacosa, B. Mascarello, Elio Altare
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Santo Stefano in Barbaresco made from this cru, commune and producer
- Albesani Cru
| - Castello di Neive, Giacosa
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The first to barrique-age in 1975 in Barbaresco
Gaja
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T or F? In 2013 vintage, Gaja's 3 single vineyard wines from Barbaresco have removed the 5% Barbera, and are being labeled as Barbaresco DOCG again
- True!
| - Was labeled Langhe DOC from 1969
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Gaja's 3 single vineyards from Barbaresco
- Sori San Lorenzo (1967): most austere, forceful, densely concentrated cru, needs the most time, south facing
- Sori Tildin (1970): more balance, structure, finesse, faces predominantly south
- Costa Russi (1978): the most delicate wine, faces southwest
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In the commune of Barbaresco, which crus are Gaja's single-vineyard Barbarescos located in
- San Lorenzo (1967): Secondine cru
- Sori Tilden (1970): Roncaglie cru
- Costa Russi (1978): Roncaglie cru
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Founded in 1859, the oldest winery in Barbaresco DOCG
Gaja
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Some famous crus from Barbaresco commune
- Ovello
- Montefico
- Montestefano
- Secondine
- Pajè
- Pora
- Asili
- Martinega
- Rabajà
- Rio Sordo
- Roncagliette
- Roncaglie
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The Cole cru is an extension of this Barbaresco commune
Montestefano
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This famed Barbaresco producer passed away in March 2020
Renato Vacca from Cantina del Pino
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Giacosa's famed Barbaresco and Barolo vineyards
- Barbaresco: Asili, Rabajà
- Neive: Santo Stefano
- Serralunga: Vigna Rionda (stopped making in the early 90s)
* Negoce: Casa Vinicola Bruno Giacosa
* Estate: Azienda Agricola Falletto di Bruno Giacosa
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Some famous crus from the Neive commune
Albesani, Gallina, Currà, Cottá, Basarin
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3 crus shared between Treiso/San Rocco Seno d'Elvio-Alba
Rizzi, Montersino, Meruzzano
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Some famous crus from the Treiso commune
Pajorè, Bernardot, Nervo
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This hamlet used to be part of Treiso, but broke from Barbaresco and opted to go under Alba
San Rocco Seno d'Elvio
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Pio Cesare's famous wines
Barolo Ornato and Barbaresco Il Bricco
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The best Barolo vintages 2000-2020
2001, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2013
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Northernmost DOC and DOCGs in Piedmont for Nebbiolo
- DOC: Valli Ossolane Nebbiolo Superiore, 100% Prünent (Nebbiolo clone found only in Val d’Ossola)
- DOCG: Valtellina Superiore DOCG, Chiavannesca
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Grapes in Verduno/Verduno Pelavarga DOC
- min 85% Pelaverga piccolo + non aromatic grapes
| - partially contained within: Roddi d'Alba, La Morra
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Gaja’s single-vineyard in La Morra
Conteisa (1996)
