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Colli Bolognesi Cabernet Sauvignon

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The production area of the Colli Bolognesi includes only common in the hills of the province, located in an altitude range between 50 meters. Bologna right up to 450 meters. Monte San Pietro. Each year it produces an average of 18,000 hectoliters of wine under the name Colli Bolognesi, approximately 2.5 million bottles. The vinification, bottling and aging must be made in the area of origin. Since 1997 the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MiPAF) granted to be divided into seven microzones typical of the quality of the DOC: Riosto Hills, Hills Marconi, Zola Predosa, Monte San Pietro, Colline di Oliveto, Lands Montebudello, Serravalle. These microzones identify productive areas characterized by the presence of common environmental factors (altitude range, the position and structure of soils, climate) that contribute to wines with particular characteristics (flavor, color, smell). Purchasing a wine label will be visible Colli Bolognesi the words of one of the seven microzones source. The area of the Colli Bolognesi is characterized primarily by autochthonous Pignoletto, which alone represents 30% of the total area planted with 400 hectares of vineyards throughout 1300 on the DOC. The DOC Colli Bolognesi covers six white wines: Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Blanc, Riesling Italico, Chardonnay and Pignoletto, and three red wines: Barbera, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Name Colli Bolognesi Cabernet Sauvignon
Denomination doc
Category Red
Regulation of production Ministerial Decree 12/08/1995 – G.U. 14/09/1995 n.215
Region Emilia Romagna
Province Bologna, Modena
Vines which is allowed to produce it: Cabernet Sauvignon: 85.0% – 100.0%
Grape’s yield for hectare 100 quintals
Grape’s yield / wine 70%
Alcohol / grape 11.0 (11.5 for the Reserve)%
Alcohol / wine 11.5 (12.0 for the Reserve)%
Acidity 4,5 for 1000
Colour Red garnet with aging.
Fragrance Vinous, distinctive.
Flavour Dry, soft, full and harmonious.
Aging Reserve for at least three years with effect from 1 November of the grape harvest.

Oltrepò Pavese Cabernet Sauvignon

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With its 14000 hectares of vineyards Oltrepò is the only one in Italy for intensive installations, over 12000 hectares of specialized vineyards on the rolls of registered designation of origin certifying a vocational wine of great tradition. Several varieties are being produced. Some traditional area: Croatina, Barbera, Uva Rara, Cortese, Pinot Noir, Muscat, Malvasia. Other well established, such as Pinot Grigio, Riesling Italico and Rhine, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon. The grapes are vinified according to the criteria of modern technology, but always aiming to tradition and typicality of wines (white wines still and bright, soft, fruity red wines young or old, tasty, harmonic, dessert wines, sweet and spontaneous).

Name Oltrepò Pavese Cabernet Sauvignon
Denomination doc
Category Red
Regulation of production Ministerial Decree 22/10/1987 – G.U. No.87 of 14.4.1988
Region Lombardia
Province Pavia
Vines which is allowed to produce it: Cabernet Sauvignon: 85.0% – 100.0%
Grape’s yield for hectare 105 quintals
Grape’s yield / wine 70%
Alcohol / grape 11%
Alcohol / wine 12%
Acidity 4,5 for 1000
Colour Ruby red.
Fragrance Slightly herbaceous and distinctive.
Flavour Full, balanced, slightly tannic.

Breganze Cabernet Sauvignon

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The name “Breganze” is reserved for wines made from grapes from varieties of grapes: Cabernet, Pinot Noir, Pino Blanc, Pinot Gris, Vespaiolo. The name “White Breganze” is limited to wine made from grapes of this vine Tocai Friulano vineyards up to 100%. The name “Red Breganze” is limited to wine made from grapes of Merlot grapes, this vineyard up to 100%. The area of wine production “Breganze” in the province of Vicenza includes full administrative territories of municipalities of Breganze, Fara Vicentino, Mason Vicentino, Molvena, and partly those of the town of Bassano del Grappa, Lugo di Vicenza, Marostica, Montecchio Precalcino, Pianezze, Salcedo, Sandrigo, and Sarcedo Zugliano. The maximum yield of grapes allowed for the production of wines “Breganze” Red and White should not exceed 140 tons per hectare of vineyard specializing in culture, while other wines should not be more than 130 quintals per hectare of vineyard cultivation specialized. The maximum yield of grapes into wine should not exceed 65%: The grapes for wine making should ensure for wines Breganze “Red and White,” Breganze Pinot Blanc “and” Breganze Pinot Grigio “a minimum natural alcohol content of 10 degrees, and the wines Breganze Cabernet “,” Breganze Pinot Noir “and” Breganze Vespaiolo “a minimum natural alcohol content of 10.5 degrees. The vines recognized D.O.C. Breganze are 7. Among the reds, Cabernet, Pinot Nero, Red Breganze. Among whites the Vespaiolo (Exclusive Breganze), Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc and White Breganze. The characteristics of the soil, of volcanic origin, and mild and dry climate are able to bring out the best intrinsic qualities of the grapes grown in this area. Among them deserve mention Pinot Noir, with an area between the largest in Italy and Cabernet, true pride of production Breganze.

Name Breganze Cabernet Sauvignon
Denomination doc
Category Red
Regulation of production Ministerial Decree 18/07/1969 – G.U. 09/04/1969 n.225
Region Veneto
Province Vicenza
Vines which is allowed to produce it: Cabernet Sauvignon: 85.0% – 100.0%
Grape’s yield for hectare 120 quintals
Grape’s yield / wine 70%
Alcohol / grape 10,5%
Alcohol / wine 11.0 (12 for superior)%
Acidity 4,5 for 1000
Colour Intense ruby red to brick red with age.
Fragrance Vinous, distinctive, more or less herbaceous, with intense and persistent.
Flavour Dry, full, velvety, with or without the presence of pleasant wood.
Aging Reserves for at least two years from November 1 of the ‘year of the grape harvest.

Breganze Cabernet

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The name “Breganze” is reserved for wines made from grapes from varieties of grapes: Cabernet, Pinot Noir, Pino Blanc, Pinot Gris, Vespaiolo. The name “White Breganze” is limited to wine made from grapes of this vine Tocai Friulano vineyards up to 100%. The name “Red Breganze” is limited to wine made from grapes of Merlot grapes, this vineyard up to 100%. The area of wine production “Breganze” in the province of Vicenza includes full administrative territories of municipalities of Breganze, Fara Vicentino, Mason Vicentino, Molvena, and partly those of the town of Bassano del Grappa, Lugo di Vicenza, Marostica, Montecchio Precalcino, Pianezze, Salcedo, Sandrigo, and Sarcedo Zugliano. The maximum yield of grapes allowed for the production of wines “Breganze” Red and White should not exceed 140 tons per hectare of vineyard specializing in culture, while other wines should not be more than 130 quintals per hectare of vineyard cultivation specialized. The maximum yield of grapes into wine should not exceed 65%: The grapes for wine making should ensure for wines Breganze “Red and White,” Breganze Pinot Blanc “and” Breganze Pinot Grigio “a minimum natural alcohol content of 10 degrees, and the wines Breganze Cabernet “,” Breganze Pinot Noir “and” Breganze Vespaiolo “a minimum natural alcohol content of 10.5 degrees. The vines recognized D.O.C. Breganze are 7. Among the reds, Cabernet, Pinot Nero, Red Breganze. Among whites the Vespaiolo (Exclusive Breganze), Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc and White Breganze. The characteristics of the soil, of volcanic origin, and mild and dry climate are able to bring out the best intrinsic qualities of the grapes grown in this area. Among them deserve mention Pinot Noir, with an area between the largest in Italy and Cabernet, true pride of production Breganze.

Name Breganze Cabernet
Denomination doc 
Category Red 
Regulation of production Ministerial Decree 18/07/1969 – G.U. 09/04/1969 n.225 
Region Veneto 
Province Vicenza   
Vines which is allowed to produce it: Cabernet franc: 85.0% – 100.0%, Cabernet Sauvignon: 85.0% – 100.0% 
Grape’s yield for hectare 120 (100 for the reserve) quintals 
Grape’s yield / wine 70% 
Alcohol / grape 10,5% 
Alcohol / wine 11.0 (12 for superior)% 
Acidity 4,5 for 1000 
Colour Deep ruby red with garnet. 
Fragrance Very intense, pleasant characteristic. 
Flavour Dry, robust, tannic, with or without the presence of pleasant wood. 
Aging Reserves for at least two years from November 1 of the ‘year of the grape harvest.

Alto Adige Cabernet Sauvignon

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The variety of the landscape in South Tyrol is matched by the diverse grape varieties.  That is the result of the extraordinary interplay of climate and soil conditions in the most varied of microzones.  In fact, three important grape varieties originated in South Tyrol: Vernatsch, the typical South Tyrolean red wine that is the most widespread; Gewürztraminer, which has gone on to be at home throughout the entire world; and Lagrein, the South Tyrolean wine with the international format. An average of around 350,000 hectoliters (3,5 million cases) of wine are produced annually in South Tyrol.  Of this, 55 percent is red wine and 45 percent is white wine.  Around 60 percent of the red wines are produced from the local Vernatsch grapes in all of its subvarieties.  With the white wines, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco and Chardonnay are at the forefront, with a total quantity share of around 60 percent.

Name Alto Adige Cabernet Sauvignon
Denomination doc
Category Red
Regulation of production Ministerial Decree 11/11/2002 – G.U. 20/11/2002 n.272
Region Trentino Alto Adige
Province Bolzano 
Vines which is allowed to produce it: Cabernet Sauvignon: 95.0% – 100.0%
Grape’s yield for hectare 110 quintals
Grape’s yield / wine 70%
Alcohol / grape 11%
Alcohol / wine 11,5%
Acidity 4,5 for 1000
Colour Ruby to garnet.
Fragrance Characteristic, slightly herbaceous, ethereal.
Flavour Dry, full, slightly tannic.
Aging Up to 3 years. Reserve for two years aging compulsory from 1 January of the year following the harvest, then up to five years.
Matchings The entire meal. The Reserve also with grilled or roasted red meats and game. In particular: hare thirty, local salami.

Alto Adige Cabernet Merlot

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The variety of the landscape in South Tyrol is matched by the diverse grape varieties.  That is the result of the extraordinary interplay of climate and soil conditions in the most varied of microzones.  In fact, three important grape varieties originated in South Tyrol: Vernatsch, the typical South Tyrolean red wine that is the most widespread; Gewürztraminer, which has gone on to be at home throughout the entire world; and Lagrein, the South Tyrolean wine with the international format. An average of around 350,000 hectoliters (3,5 million cases) of wine are produced annually in South Tyrol.  Of this, 55 percent is red wine and 45 percent is white wine.  Around 60 percent of the red wines are produced from the local Vernatsch grapes in all of its subvarieties.  With the white wines, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco and Chardonnay are at the forefront, with a total quantity share of around 60 percent.

Name Alto Adige Cabernet Merlot
Denomination doc
Category Red
Regulation of production Ministerial Decree 11/11/2002 – G.U. 20/11/2002 n.272
Region Trentino Alto Adige
Province Bolzano 
Vines which is allowed to produce it: Cabernet franc: 20.0% – 80.0%, Cabernet Sauvignon: 20.0% – 80.0%, Merlot: 20.0% – 80.0%
Grape’s yield for hectare 120 quintals
Grape’s yield / wine 70%
Alcohol / grape 10,5%
Alcohol / wine 11,5%
Acidity 4,5 for 1000
Colour Deep ruby to garnet.
Fragrance Characteristic, slightly herbaceous.
Flavour Dry, full, slightly tannic.
Aging Up to 3 years. Reserve for two years of age be compulsory from 1 January of the year following the harvest, then up to six years.
Matchings All meals, hard cheeses, cured meats. The Reserve also with grilled or roasted red meats and game. In particular: polenta, rabbit thirty.

Alto Adige Cabernet Lagrein

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The variety of the landscape in South Tyrol is matched by the diverse grape varieties.  That is the result of the extraordinary interplay of climate and soil conditions in the most varied of microzones.  In fact, three important grape varieties originated in South Tyrol: Vernatsch, the typical South Tyrolean red wine that is the most widespread; Gewürztraminer, which has gone on to be at home throughout the entire world; and Lagrein, the South Tyrolean wine with the international format. An average of around 350,000 hectoliters (3,5 million cases) of wine are produced annually in South Tyrol.  Of this, 55 percent is red wine and 45 percent is white wine.  Around 60 percent of the red wines are produced from the local Vernatsch grapes in all of its subvarieties.  With the white wines, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco and Chardonnay are at the forefront, with a total quantity share of around 60 percent.

Name Alto Adige Cabernet Lagrein
Denomination doc
Category Red
Regulation of production Ministerial Decree 11/11/2002 – G.U. 20/11/2002 n.272
Region Trentino Alto Adige
Province Bolzano 
Vines which is allowed to produce it: Cabernet franc: 20.0% – 80.0%, Cabernet Sauvignon: 20.0% – 80.0%, Lagrein: 20.0% – 80.0%
Grape’s yield for hectare 120 quintals
Grape’s yield / wine 70%
Alcohol / grape 11%
Alcohol / wine 11,5%
Acidity 4,5 for 1000
Colour Ruby to garnet.
Fragrance Characteristic, slightly herbaceous, ethereal.
Flavour Dry, soft, full, slightly tannic
Aging Up to 3 years. Reserve for two years of age be compulsory from 1 January of the year following the harvest, then up to six years.
Matchings All meals, hard cheeses, cured meats. The Reserve also with grilled or roasted red meats and game fowl. In particular: hare thirty.

Alto Adige Cabernet

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The variety of the landscape in South Tyrol is matched by the diverse grape varieties.  That is the result of the extraordinary interplay of climate and soil conditions in the most varied of microzones.  In fact, three important grape varieties originated in South Tyrol: Vernatsch, the typical South Tyrolean red wine that is the most widespread; Gewürztraminer, which has gone on to be at home throughout the entire world; and Lagrein, the South Tyrolean wine with the international format. An average of around 350,000 hectoliters (3,5 million cases) of wine are produced annually in South Tyrol.  Of this, 55 percent is red wine and 45 percent is white wine.  Around 60 percent of the red wines are produced from the local Vernatsch grapes in all of its subvarieties.  With the white wines, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco and Chardonnay are at the forefront, with a total quantity share of around 60 percent.

Name Alto Adige Cabernet
Denomination doc
Category Red
Regulation of production Ministerial Decree 11/11/2002 – G.U. 20/11/2002, No. 272
Region Trentino alto Adige
Province Bolzano 
Vines which is allowed to produce it: Cabernet franc: 0.0% – 100.0%, Cabernet Sauvignon: 0.0% – 100.0%
Grape’s yield for hectare 110 quintals
Grape’s yield / wine 70%
Alcohol / grape 11%
Alcohol / wine 11,5%
Acidity 4,5 for 1000
Colour Ruby to garnet.
Fragrance Characteristic, slightly herbaceous, ethereal.
Flavour Dry, full, slightly tannic.
Aging Up to 3 years. Reserve for two years aging compulsory from 1 January of the year following the harvest, then up to five years.
Matchings All meals, cheeses and sauces very tasty local sausages. The Reserve also with grilled or roasted red meats and game. In particular: hare thirty.

Trentino Red

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The quality and diversity of Trentino’s wines are largely due to the geography of this northern Italian wine region between Lake Garda and the slopes of the Dolomites and its consequent temperature fluctuations which are credited with heightening the flavours and aromas in the wines. Despite a belief that Trentino only produces white wines due to its partly Alpine climate, this is not the case with white wines representing 60% of total production and red and rosé 40%.
Trentino is a small region with 9,591 hectares of vineyards under vine – although this is increasing – accounting for 1.7% of total Italian wine production. The widespread presence of part-time growers means there are more than 6,500 small estates, with over half having less than one hectare under vine. 83% of all wine made in Trentino is therefore produced by cooperatives. Vines are mainly trained with the traditional ‘pergola trentina’ system using the single and double variation, but vertical systems have been introduced recently and are rapidly spreading.

Name Trentino Red
Denomination doc 
Category Red 
Regulation of production Ministerial Decree 10/05/2005 – G.U. n.238 of 12/10/2005 
Region Trentino Alto Adige
Province Trento 
Vines which is allowed to produce it: Cabernet franc: 0.0% – 100.0%, Cabernet Sauvignon: 0.0% – 100.0%, Merlot: 0.0% – 100.0%  
Grape’s yield for hectare 140 quintals 
Grape’s yield / wine 70% 
Alcohol / grape 10.5% 
Alcohol / wine 11.5% 
Acidity 4.5 for 1000 
Colour Ruby red. 
Fragrance Pleasant, ethereal, sometimes with a hint of wood. 
Flavour Dry, full, harmonious, slightly tannic, sometimes with a pleasant hint of wood. 
Aging Required reserve two years, and up to 3-4 years.

Trentino Cabernet Sauvignon

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The quality and diversity of Trentino’s wines are largely due to the geography of this northern Italian wine region between Lake Garda and the slopes of the Dolomites and its consequent temperature fluctuations which are credited with heightening the flavours and aromas in the wines. Despite a belief that Trentino only produces white wines due to its partly Alpine climate, this is not the case with white wines representing 60% of total production and red and rosé 40%.
Trentino is a small region with 9,591 hectares of vineyards under vine – although this is increasing – accounting for 1.7% of total Italian wine production. The widespread presence of part-time growers means there are more than 6,500 small estates, with over half having less than one hectare under vine. 83% of all wine made in Trentino is therefore produced by cooperatives. Vines are mainly trained with the traditional ‘pergola trentina’ system using the single and double variation, but vertical systems have been introduced recently and are rapidly spreading.
 
Name Trentino Cabernet Sauvignon
Denomination doc 
Category Red 
Regulation of production Ministerial Decree 10/05/2005 – G.U. n.238 of 12/10/2005 
Region Trentino Alto Adige 
Province Trento 
Vines which is allowed to produce it: Cabernet Sauvignon: 85.0% – 100.0%  
Grape’s yield for hectare 130 quintals 
Grape’s yield / wine 70% 
Alcohol / grape 10.5 (Reserve 11)% 
Alcohol / wine 11 (Reserve 11.5)% 
Acidity 4.5 for 1000 
Colour Ruby red. 
Fragrance Ethereal, pleasant, slightly herbaceous. 
Flavour Dry, harmonious, sometimes with a pleasant hint of wood. 
Aging Up to three years. For the Reserve two years of mandatory aging, then up to five years. 
Matchings Red meat, roasts, stews, stew.

Trentino Cabernet

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The quality and diversity of Trentino’s wines are largely due to the geography of this northern Italian wine region between Lake Garda and the slopes of the Dolomites and its consequent temperature fluctuations which are credited with heightening the flavours and aromas in the wines. Despite a belief that Trentino only produces white wines due to its partly Alpine climate, this is not the case with white wines representing 60% of total production and red and rosé 40%.
Trentino is a small region with 9,591 hectares of vineyards under vine – although this is increasing – accounting for 1.7% of total Italian wine production. The widespread presence of part-time growers means there are more than 6,500 small estates, with over half having less than one hectare under vine. 83% of all wine made in Trentino is therefore produced by cooperatives. Vines are mainly trained with the traditional ‘pergola trentina’ system using the single and double variation, but vertical systems have been introduced recently and are rapidly spreading.

Name Trentino Cabernet
Denomination doc 
Category Red 
Regulation of production Ministerial Decree 10/05/2005 G.U. n.238 of 12/10/2005 
Region Trentino Alto Adige 
Province Trento 
Vines which is allowed to produce it: Cabernet franc: 0.0% – 100.0%, Cabernet Sauvignon: 0.0% – 100.0%  
Grape’s yield for hectare 130 quintals 
Grape’s yield / wine 70% 
Alcohol / grape 11% 
Alcohol / wine 11.5% 
Acidity 4.5 for 1000 
Colour Ruby red. 
Fragrance Slightly herbaceous, ethereal, pleasant. 
Flavour Dry, full and slightly tannic. 
Aging Up to two years. For the Reserve two years of mandatory aging, then up to three years.

Bolgheri Sassicaia

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Bolgheri: some of the most famous wines in the world are born in this area. The intuition of the Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta that even in 1944 planted in Castiglioncello of Bolgheri, in Tenuta San Guido, about one hectare of cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc, has shown over the years, all his merits. Sassicaia has become, since the ’70s, a true legend, one of the best Italian wines for aging, able to amaze after long stays in the bottle. The phenomenon has not been isolated. Are about fifty producers who now have wines of great breed and there are many varieties that are showing their perfect adaptation to the area. From the syrah merlot, petit verdot from the sangiovese, grapes transformed into wine talk of that magical mix of factors that untranslatable French word “terroir” wants to express.

Name Bolgheri Sassicaia 
Denomination doc 
Category Red 
Regulation of production Ministerial Decree 14/06/2001 G.U. 17/07/2001 n. 164 
Region Tuscany 
Province Livorno 
History Born in 1940 by the Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, this wine has achieved success in the late seventies, with winemaker Giacomo Tachis. 
Vines which is allowed to produce it: Cabernet Sauvignon: 85%, Cabernet Franc:15%
Grape’s yield for hectare 60 quintals 
Grape’s yield / wine 70% 
Alcohol / grape 11,5% 
Alcohol / wine 12% 
Acidity 4,5 for 1000 
Colour Intense ruby red or garnet. 
Fragrance Vinous, rich and elegant. 
Flavour Dry, full, harmonious, robust, elegant with good structure. 
Aging At least two years from 1 January following the harvest, of which at least 18 months in oak barrels and six months in bottle.

Bolgheri Red

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Bolgheri: some of the most famous wines in the world are born in this area. The intuition of the Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta that even in 1944 planted in Castiglioncello of Bolgheri, in Tenuta San Guido, about one hectare of cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc, has shown over the years, all his merits. Sassicaia has become, since the ’70s, a true legend, one of the best Italian wines for aging, able to amaze after long stays in the bottle. The phenomenon has not been isolated. Are about fifty producers who now have wines of great breed and there are many varieties that are showing their perfect adaptation to the area. From the syrah merlot, petit verdot from the sangiovese, grapes transformed into wine talk of that magical mix of factors that untranslatable French word “terroir” wants to express.

Name Bolgheri Red
Denomination doc 
Category Red 
Regulation of production Ministerial Decree 14/06/2001 G.U. 17/07/2001 n. 164 
Region Tuscany 
Province Livorno 
History Born in 1940 by the Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, this wine has achieved success in the late seventies, with winemaker Giacomo Tachis. 
Vines which is allowed to produce it: Cabernet Sauvignon: 10.0% – 80.0%, Merlot: 0.0% – 70.0%, Sangiovese: 0.0% – 70.0%
Grape’s yield for hectare 90 quintals 
Grape’s yield / wine 70% 
Alcohol / grape 11% 
Alcohol / wine 11,5% (for the Superior 12,5%) 
Acidity 5 for 1000 
Colour From ruby red to garnet. 
Fragrance Intensely vinous. 
Flavour Dry, harmonious. 
Aging For the Upper least two years from 1 January following the year of harvest, of which at least one in oak barrels and at least six months of aging in bottle.

Controguerra Cabernet

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Controguerra red is made from at least 60% of grapes of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, with minimum 15% Merlot grapes and / or Cabernet Sauvignon and other red grapes allowed. It ‘a wine of intense ruby red color, dry taste, slightly tannic, distinctive, with a minimum alcohol content of 12%. Controguerra DOC wine is made from white grapes Trebbiano Toscano (minimum 60%), Passerina (minimum 15%) and other white grapes permitted. E ‘a wine of straw yellow color, smell fruity, dry, with a slight bitter taste, alcohol content minimum 12%. Moreover, they share the same DOC: the sparkling wine made from Trebbiano grapes (min. 60%), Chardonnay, Verdicchio, Pecorino, alone or together, up to 30%; Novello, Passito white, Passito Red, and all those with mention of the grape (Merlot, Cabernet, and Pinot Noir Ciliegiolo).

Name Controguerra Cabernet
Denomination doc
Category Red
Regulation of production Ministerial Decree 20/8/1996 G.U. 28/8/1996 n.201
Region Abruzzo
Province Teramo
Vines which is allowed to produce it: Cabernet franc: 85.0% – 100.0%, Cabernet Sauvignon: 85.0% – 100.0%
Grape’s yield for hectare 120 quintals
Grape’s yield / wine 70%
Alcohol / grape 11%
Alcohol / wine 12%
Acidity 5 for 1000
Colour Ruby red.
Fragrance Grassy characteristic.
Flavour Dry and distinctive.