Chianti Superiore is an Italian DOCG wine produced in the provinces of Arezzo, Florence, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato and Siena, in Tuscany. Denominazione di origine controllata is an Italian quality assurance label for food products and especially wines (an Appellation) Arezzo ( Latin Arretium) is a city in central Italy, capital of the province of the same name, located in Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany Pisa is a city in Tuscany, central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the Arno River on the Ligurian Sea. Pistoia is a city in the Tuscany region of Italy, the capital of a province of the same name, located about 30 km west and north of Florence Prato is a city in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Siena. Tuscany (Toscana is a region in Italy. It has an area of 22990 km² and a population of about 3 Superiore is a specification for wines produced with a stricter rule of production than other Chianti wines. Chianti is a famous Red wine of Italy, which takes its name from a traditional region of Tuscany where it is produced
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Origins
Chianti Superiore has been authorized since 1996. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) [1] In 2004 there were still only 16 producers listed in the Chianti Superiore register among over 5000 Chianti producers in total. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
Disciplinare (law of production)
Chianti Superiore wines can be produced only from grapes cultivated in the Chianti wine areas except from those vineyards that are registered in the Chianti Classico sub-zone. Chianti Classico is a wine produced in one of Chianti's sub-areas
Vineyards registered in Chianti sub-zones[2] other than Classico can produce Chianti Superiore wines but must omit the sub-zone name on the label.
Chianti Superiore wines must be produced with the following grapes:
- Sangiovese: min. Sangiovese is a Red wine Grape variety originating in Italy whose name derives from sanguis Jovis, "the blood of Jove " 75%
- Canaiolo Nero: max. Canaiolo (also called Canaiolo Nero or Uva Canina) is a red grape mostly used in Tuscany ( Italy) together with Sangiovese and 10%
- Trebbiano Toscano and Malvasia del Chianti: max. Trebbiano is a Grape variety that probably makes more white wine in the world than any other Malvasia (also known as Malvazia) is a group of wine Grape varieties grown historically in the Mediterranean region and the island of Madeira 10%
- Other authorized red grapes: max. 20%
| Comparative table of Chianti laws of production[3] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| normal | Classico | Colli Aretini | Colli Fiorentini | Colli Senesi | Colline Pisane | Montalbano | Montespertoli | Rùfina | Superiore | |
| Max. grape prod. (t/ha) | 9. This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. Explanation The hectare is commonly used in most countries around the world especially in domains concerned with land planning and management such as Agriculture, 0 | 7. 5 | 8. 0 | 8. 0 | 8. 0 | 8. 0 | 8. 0 | 8. 0 | 8. 0 | 7,5 |
| Max. grape prod. (kg/vine) | 4. 0 | 3. 0 | 4. 0 | 4. 0 | 4. 0 | 4. 0 | 4. 0 | 4. 0 | 4,0 | 2,2 |
| Min. vines/ha | 3,300 | 3,350 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 4'000 |
| Min. age of vineyards (years) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Min. wine dry extract (g/l) | 19 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| Min. For other uses of the words gram or gramme see Gram (disambiguation. The litre or liter (see spelling differences) is a unit of Volume. alcohol cont. (%) | 11. 5 | 12. 0 | 11. 5 | 12. 0 | 11. 5 | 11. 5 | 11. 5 | 12. 0 | 12. ,0 | 12. 0 |
| Min. ageing (months) | 3 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
Ageing is calculated from January 1 after the picking. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Chianti Superiore cannot be sold to the consumer before nine months of ageing, of which three must be in the bottle. Therefore it cannot be bottled before the June after picking or sold to consumers before the next September.
Why "Chianti Superiore"?
The Chianti production area is vast and includes many microclimates and terroirs. Chianti is a famous Red wine of Italy, which takes its name from a traditional region of Tuscany where it is produced Differences between Chianti wines can be so huge that in 1932 the production area was divided in 7 sub-zones. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. [4] This system has a positive effect: to inform the consumer which kind of wine he will probably find in the bottle he is going to purchase. Long ago, Bordeaux wines had adopted this system. A Bordeaux wine is any Wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France.
Outside of Tuscany few people are aware of the differences in characteristics of the wines of the various sub-zones. Tuscany (Toscana is a region in Italy. It has an area of 22990 km² and a population of about 3 This has caused confusion even in the meaning of the sub-zones. Sub-zones are only expressions of the different terroirs but are often construed by consumers as different quality levels. A group of producers in the 1980s disputed the designation of the sub-zones, especially Colli Fiorentini and Classico. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Chianti Classico is a wine produced in one of Chianti's sub-areas They claimed that those two areas were too big and there were too many differences in terroir inside each one of them.
In 1996, a new disciplinare (law of production) of Chianti, that allows the possibility of producing a superior variety of Chianti, omitting the name of the sub-zone, was approved. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The idea was to fulfil the expectation of those consumers who wanted to understand from the label the quality level of a wine, not wanting (or not being able to) know the difference between all the micro-climates and terroirs of Chianti.
At the same time, the Classico sub-zone got a separate, new disciplinare, connected to the other Chianti laws of production (it’s the same DOCG) but approved separately. Denominazione di origine controllata is an Italian quality assurance label for food products and especially wines (an Appellation) This new law of production of Classico doesn’t mention the possibility of producing a superior quality. Therefore vineyards listed in the Classico register are not allowed to produce Chianti Superiore.
Production
| 2004 production[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chianti Superiore | Other Chianti | % Ch. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Superiore | |
| Registered vineyards (ha]]) | 297. 98 | 25,333. 67 | 1. 18 % |
| Grape production (t) | 1,808. T is the twentieth letter in the modern Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled tee or occasionally te (tiː 51 | 184,023. 10 | 0. 98 % |
| Wine production (l) | 1,166,169 | 106,124,871 | 1. The litre or liter (see spelling differences) is a unit of Volume. 09 % |
References
- ^ D. M. 5. 08. 1996
- ^ Colli Aretini, Colli Fiorentini, Colli Senesi, Colline Pisane, Montalbano, Montespertoli and Rùfina
- ^ Unione Italiana Vini
- ^ Classico, Colli Aretini, Colli Fiorentini, Colli Senesi, Colline Pisane, Montalbano and Rùfina; in 1996 part of the Colli Fiorentini sub-zone was re-named Montespertoli. Chianti Classico is a wine produced in one of Chianti's sub-areas
- ^ Unione Italiana Vini
See also
External links
- (Italian) Chianti Official Site
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