DOC/DOP Regulations
Region
- Basilicata
Provinces
- Potenza
Communes of Production
- Rionero in Vulture, Barile, Rapolla, Ripacandida, Ginestra, Maschito, Forenza, Acerenza, Melfi, Atella, Venosa, Lavello, Palazzo San Gervasio, Banzi, Genzano di Lucania. (Specifically excludes: Sant’Ilario, Riparossa, Macchia del comune di Atella)
Styles
- Rosso
- Rosso Spumante (Traditional Method)
Grapes Varieties
- Rosso:
- 100% Aglianico
Minimum Alcohol
- 12.5%
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Rosso: 10 g/l
Minimum Total Acidity
- Rosso: 4.5 g/l
- Spumante: 5 g/l
Aging Requirements
- Rosso: Wines may be released on September 1 of the year after harvest
- Spumante: The refermentation process in bottle must take place over no less than 9 months.
Additional Requirements
- Rosso wines for this DOC must be vintage dated. Spumante wines do not have to list a vintage.
Minimum Planting Density
- 3,350 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields
- 10 tons/ha
Elevation
- 200-700 meters
DOC Established
- 1971 (last modified 2011)
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