Region: Puglia
History: Established as the Rosso Barletta DOC in 1977; expanded as the Barletta DOC in 2011
Principal White Grape Varieties: Malvasia
Principal Red Grape Varieties: Uva di Troia
Styles and Wine Composition:
WHITE WINES
- Bianco (Wh, WhFr): Minimum 60% Malvasia Bianca + OANWG
- Malvasia Bianca (Wh, WhFr): Minimum 90% Malvasia + OAWG
ROSATO WINES
- Rosato (Ro, RoFr): Minimum 70% Uva di Troia + OANRG
RED WINES
- Rosso (Rd): Minimum 70% Uva di Troia + OANRG
- Uva di Troia or Nero di Troia (Rd): Minimum 90% Uva di Troia + OARG
- Novello (Rosso)
- Riserva (Rosso, Uva di Troia)
Significant Production Rules:
- Minimum alcohol level: 10.5% for Bianco; 11.0% for Malvasia Bianca and Rosato; 11.5% for Novello; 12.0% for Rosso and Uva di Troia; 13.0% for Riserva
- Residual sugar: Maximum 10 g/l (1.0%) for Novello
- Aging: For Riserva, minimum 2 years, including 1 year in barrel (ERD = November 1, V+2)
