Description
The Custoza PDO or Bianco di Custoza PDO is reserved for the following typologies of wine: White, Spumante and Passito.
Production Area
The production area of Custoza Protected Designation of Origin or Bianco di Custoza Protected Designation of Origin wines is situated within the territory of numerous municipalities in the Province of Verona, in the Veneto region.
Blends
White (including Superiore), Spumante, Passito: 10-45%, Trebbiano Toscano, 20-40% Garganega, 5-30% Trebbianello (local biotypology of Friulano/Tai), max. 30% Bianca Fernanda (local clone of Cortese), max. 30% Malvasia, Riesling Italico, Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay and Manzoni Bianco, pure or combined.
Description of product typologies
Custoza PDO or Bianco di Custoza PDO is straw-yellow to golden yellow in colour; the nose perceives notes ranging from broom flower to fruit and leading to hints of aromatic herbs, the fragrance becoming more intense with aging; the palate is fresh, with hints of ripe fruit, varying in intensity, and with a long and persistent finish. Superiore may be displayed on the label if the wine has been aged for at least 5 months, commencing November 1st of the year in which the grapes were produced; aging must take place within the same area as vinification. Custoza PDO or Bianco di Custoza PDO Spumante is straw-yellow in colour, varying in intensity, with possible golden reflections, and has a fine and persistent perlage; the nose displays fragrant aromas, with fruity notes, slightly aromatic when the wine is made with the Martinotti method, and is fine, complex and characteristic of fermentation in bottles when produced with the “Classic method”; the palate offers hints of citron, fruitiness and yeast and varies in freshness according to the typologies – from brut to dry. Custoza PDO or Bianco di Custoza PDO Passito is golden yellow in colour; the nose exhibits intense fragrances of baked fruit, spices and honey, with possible hints of wood; it is supple or sweet, velvety, full-bodied and slightly aromatic on the palate. Passito wine can only be produced with grapes that have been naturally dried, although the use of systems and/or technologies is permitted, as long as they do not increase the drying temperature in respect to that of the natural process. It cannot be made available for consumption before September 1st of the year following that of harvesting.
