Region: Lazio
History: Established as a DOC in 1970
Principal White Grape Varieties: Bellone, Bombino Bianco, Greco, Malvasia, Verdicchio
Styles and Wine Composition:
WHITE WINES
- Bianco (Wh, WhSw, WhFr, WhFrSw): Minimum 50% Malvasia Bianca di Candia (locally Malvasia Rossa) + OANWG
- Bellone (Wh): Minimum 85% Bellone + OANWG
- Bombino (Wh): Minimum 85% Bombino Bianco + OANWG
- Greco (Wh): Minimum 85% Greco + OANWG
- Malvasia del Lazio (Wh): Minimum 85% Malvasia del Lazio + OANWG
- Trebbiano Verde (Wh): Minimum 85% Verdicchio (locally Trebbiano Verde) + OANWG
- Superiore (Bianco)
SPARKLING WINES
- Spumante (WhSp): Minimum 50% Malvasia Bianca di Candia + OANWG
DESSERT AND SPECIALTY WINES
- Vendemmia Tardiva (WhSw): Minimum 50% Malvasia Bianca di Candia + OANWG
- Passito (WhSw): Minimum 50% Malvasia Bianca di Candia + OANWG
Subzone:
- Classico (Bianco, Vendemmia Tardiva, Passito, and Superiore only)
Significant Production Rules:
- Grapes for Vendemmia Tardiva must be dried on the vine to achieve a minimum potential alcohol level of 13.0% and harvested at the beginning of November
- Grapes for Passito must be dried on or off the vine to achieve a minimum potential alcohol level of 15.0% and can be pressed only between December 10, V, and March 31, V+1
- Minimum alcohol level: 10.5% for Bianco, Bellone, Greco, Trebbiano Verde, and Spumante; 11.0% for Bianco Classico, Bombino, and Malvasia del Lazio; 12.0% for Superiore; 12.0% for Passito (15.0% potential); 15.0% potential for Vendemmia Tardiva
- Aging: For Passito, minimum 8 months, including 6 months in barrel (ERD = November 1, V+1)
