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Marino DOC

Region: Lazio

Synopsis

Region:

History: Established as a DOC in 1970

Vineyard Area: 375 ha / 926 acres (2019)

Production: 35,100 hl / 390,000 cases (5-year average)

Principal White Grape Varieties:

Styles and Wine Composition

WHITE WINES
  • Bianco (Wh, WhFr, WhSw, 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

Subzones and Other Geographic Terms

  • 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)

Last Disciplinare Modification:

12/06/2016

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