AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Haute-Corse
Communes of Production
- Barbaggio, Farinole, Oletta, Patrimonio, Poggio-d’Oletta, Saint-Florent, Santo-Pietro-di-Tenda
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc: 100% Vermentino (Malvoisie de Corse)
- Rosé: Min. 75% Nielluccio, plus Grenache, Sciaccarello (Mammolo), and Vermentino
- Rouge: Min. 90% Nielluccio, plus Grenache, Sciaccarello (Mammolo), and Vermentino
Assemblage
- per encépagement
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Blanc: 11%
- Rosé: 11.5%
- Rouge: 12%
Minimum Must Weights
- Blanc: 178 g/l
- Rosé: 187 g/l
- Rouge: 207 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar
- 4 g/l (5 g/l if potential alcohol is greater than 14%)
Minimum Planting Density
- 4,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- 50 hl/ha
Additional Requirements
- Must concentration or enrichment is prohibited
- The use of charcoal filters is prohibited
- The addition of oak chips is prohibited
Principal Soil Type
- Granite sub-soil with schist and sedimentary rock at the surface
AOC Established
- 1984 (last updated 2011)
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