Carso / Carso-Kras DOC

WHITE WINES

• Chardonnay (Wh): Minimum 85% Chardonnay + OANWG
• Traminer (Wh): Minimum 85% Gewürztraminer + OANWG
• Glera (Wh): Minimum 85% Glera + OANWG
• Malvasia (Wh): Minimum 85% Malvasia Istriana + OANWG
• Pinot Grigio (Wh): Minimum 85% Pinot Grigio + OANWG
• Sauvignon (Wh): Minimum 85% Sauvignon Blanc + OANWG
• Vitouska (Wh): Minimum 85% Vitouska + OANWG
• Riserva (Malvasia, Sauvignon Blanc, Vitouska)

RED WINES

• Rosso (Rd): Minimum 70% Terrano + OARG
• Rosso from the Classico subzone only (Rd): Minimum 85% Terrano + OANRG
• Cabernet Franc (Rd): Minimum 85% Cabernet Franc + OANRG
• Cabernet Sauvignon (Rd): Minimum 85% Cabernet Sauvignon + OANRG
• Merlot (Rd): Minimum 85% Merlot + OANRG
• Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso (Rd): Minimum 85% Refosco + OANRG
• Terrano (Rd): Minimum 85% Terrano + OANRG
• Riserva (Rosso, Merlot, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Terrano)

• Classico, from the communes of Duino-Aurisina, Monrupino, Sgonico, and Trieste only

• Minimum alcohol level: 10.5% for Glera and Terrano; 11.0% for Terrano Riserva; 11.5% for all varietals except Glera and Terrano; 12.0% for all riservas except Terrano Riserva
• Aging: For Rosso and varietals, minimum approx. 4–5 months (ERD = March 1, V+1); for white riservas, minimum 20 months (ERD = July 1, V+2); for red riservas, minimum 24 months, including 12 months in barrel and 5 months in bottle (ERD = April 1, V+3)