Riviera del Garda Classico DOC
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Note: Garda DOC were combined as Riviera del Garda Classico DOC in 2017. (Technically, Riviera del Garda Bresciano DOC was renamed, and it absorbed the other two.) Valtènesi DOC became a subzone of the new denomination. Garda DOC still exists, but without the Classico subzone and its Groppello-based wines.
Region: Lombardia History: Established as Riviera del Garda Bresciano DOC in 1977; absorbed Valtènesi DOC the Classico subzone of Garda DOC and was renamed in 2016Vineyard Area: 194 ha / 479 acres (2014)Production: 6,940 hl / 77,100 cases (2017)Principal White Grape Varieties: Riesling , Welschriesling (Riesling Italico) Principal Red Grape Varieties: Groppello Styles and Wine Composition: WHITE WINES
Bianco (Wh): Minimum 50% Riesling and/or Welschriesling (aka Riesling Italico) + OAWG (maximum 5% aromatic grape varieties)
ROSATO WINES
Chiaretto (Ro): Minimum 30% Groppello (di Mocasina, di San Stefano, and/or Gentile); maximum 25% Barbera; maximum 25% Marzemino; maximum 25% Sangiovese; maximum 25% OANRG (of which, maximum 10% Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, and/or Merlot)
RED WINES
Rosso (Rd): Minimum 30% Groppello; maximum 25% Barbera; maximum 25% Marzemino; maximum 25% Sangiovese; maximum 25% OANRG (of which, maximum 10% Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, and/or Merlot)
Groppello (Rd): Minimum 85% Groppello + OAG
Novello (Rosso)
Superiore (Rosso)
Riserva (Valtènesi Rosso only)
SPARKLING WINES
Spumante Rosè (RoSp): Minimum 30% Groppello; maximum 25% Barbera; maximum 25% Marzemino; maximum 25% Sangiovese; maximum 25% OANRG (of which, maximum 10% Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, and/or Merlot)
Subzones:
Valtènesi (Chiaretto, Rosso, and Rosso Riserva only)
Within Valtènesi, the following communes and villages: Manerba, Mocasina, Moniga, Padenghe, Picedo, Polpenazze, Portese, Puegnago, Raffa, S. Felice
Significant Production Rules:
Spumante may be made by either the Metodo Classico (wines undergo second fermentation in bottles) or the Charmat method (fermented in pressurized tanks)
Minimum alcohol level: 11.0% for Bianco and Spumante Rosè; 11.5% for Chiaretto, Rosso, and Groppello; 12.0% for Superiore, Valtènesi Chiaretto, and Valtènesi RossoResidual sugar: Spumante can range from zero dosage to demisecAging: For Valtènesi Chiaretto, minimum approx. 3–4 months (ERD = February 14, V+1); for Valtènesi Rosso, minimum approx. 10 months (ERD = September 1, V+1); for Valtènesi Rosso Riserva, minimum 2 years (ERD = November 1, V+2)
Last Disciplinare Modification: 06/19/2017Photo courtesy, Valtènesi Consorzio
Riviera del Garda Bresciano DOC, Valtènesi DOC, and the Classico subzone of Garda DOC were combined as Riviera del Garda Classico DOC in 2017. (Technically, Riviera del Garda Bresciano DOC was renamed, and it absorbed the other two.) Valtènesi DOC became a subzone of the new denomination. Garda DOC still exists, but without the Classico subzone and its Groppello-based wines.