Region: Umbria
History: Established as a DOC in 2010
Principal White Grape Varieties: Grechetto
Principal Red Grape Varieties: Merlot, Sangiovese
Styles and Wine Composition:
WHITE WINES
- Bianco (Wh): Minimum 50% Grechetto + OAWG
- Grechetto (Wh): Minimum 85% Grechetto + OANWG
- Superiore (Grechetto)
RED WINES
- Rosso (Rd): Minimum 50% Sangiovese + OARG
- Merlot (Rd): Minimum 85% Merlot + OARG
- Sangiovese (Rd): Minimum 85% Sangiovese + OARG
- Superiore (Rosso, Merlot, Sangiovese)
DESSERT AND SPECIALTY WINES
- Grechetto Passito (WhSw): Minimum 85% Grechetto + OANWG
Significant Production Rules:
- Vineyard elevation: Minimum 150 m (490 ft); maximum 600 m (1,970 ft)
- Minimum alcohol level: 11.5% for Bianco; 12.0% for Grechetto, Rosso, and red varietals; 12.0% for Passito (16.0% potential); 12.5% for all Superiore wines
- Aging: For Grechetto Superiore, minimum 5 months (ERD = April 1, V+1); for Grechetto Passito, minimum 10 months (ERD = September 1, V+1); for Rosso Superiore, Merlot, and Sangiovese, minimum 12 months (ERD = November 1, V+1); for Merlot Superiore and Sangiovese Superiore, minimum 18 months (ERD = May 1, V+2)
