Description
The Colli del Limbara PGI is reserved for the following types of wine: White, Red, Rosé and Novello. The Indication also incorporates numerous grape variety specifications.
Production Area
The production area of Colli del Limbara PGI is within the territory of 24 municipalities in the Province of Sassari, in the Sardinia region.
Description of product typologies
Colli del Limbara PGI Bianco, alone or with specification of grape variety, ranges from paper white to amber yellow; the nose reveals varying degrees of fruity and floral fragrances, based on which grape varieties are used; it ranges from dry to sweet on the palate, and is fresh with a slightly fruity flavour. It can also be a semi-sparkling wine. Colli del Limbara PGI Rosso, alone or with specification of grape variety, ranges from ruby red to almost garnet red, varying in intensity with ageing; it is delicate on the nose, displaying characteristic fragrances of red fruit, traces of spices and aromatic herbs and aromatic elegance deriving from the grape varieties used; it ranges from dry to sweet on the palate, and is sapid, at times with evident tannins. It can also be a semi-sparkling wine. Colli del Limbara PGI Rosato, alone or with specification of grape variety, is pink to cherry-pink; it displays delicate fruity fragrances; it is dry, harmonious and fresh on the palate, with the characteristics of the grape variety of origin. It can also be a semi-sparkling wine. Colli del Limbara PGI Novello, alone or with specification of grape variety, ranges from red with purple reflections to ruby red; the fragrance is characteristic of the grape variety used; it ranges from dry to sweet on the palate and is mouth-filling.
Grape variety specifications
The Colli del Limbara PGI, with specification of one of the grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the Sardinia region, excluding the Cannonau, Carignano, Girò, Malvasia, Monica, Moscato, Nasco, Nuragus, Semidano, Vermentino and Vernaccia varieties, is reserved for wines obtained from vineyards on the producer’s land made up of at least 85% of the corresponding grape variety. Other grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the concerned area can be used, pure or combined, to produce the above-mentioned musts and wines, max. 15%. Colli del Limbara Protected Geographical Indication wines with a grape variety specification may only be produced as semi-sparkling or Novello wine if the grape variety is red. Colli del Limbara PGI wines with specification of grape variety must display the organoleptic properties of the specified grape variety, as well as the specific characteristics indicated for wines of the same colour.
