Description
The Rosso di Cerignola PDO is reserved exclusively for Red wine.
Production Area
The production area of Rosso di Cerignola PDO is within parts of the territory of the municipality of Cerignola, including the administrative islands of the municipality of Ascoli Satriano, situated within the municipality of Cerignola, and the entire territory of the municipalities of Stornara and Stornarella in the Province of Foggia, in the Apulia region.
Description of product typologies
Rosso di Cerignola PDO is a fairly intense ruby-red colour, tending towards brick-red with ageing; the nose offers moderately intense and persistent aromas, with hints of ripe red fruit and balsamic notes of brushwood; it is dry, warm, fairly smooth, sapid and pleasantly tannic on the palate, with good body. It can display Riserva on the label if the wine is made from grapes with a minimum total alcohol level of 12.5% vol. and has been aged for at least 2 years in wooden barrels; the ageing period commences November 1st of the year in which the grapes were produced. The vinification processes of Rosso di Cerignola PDO wines must be carried out within the production area; however, taking the circumstances of traditional production into consideration, these operations may also be carried out within the territory of the municipalities of Stornara, Stornarella, Ascoli Satriano and Canosa di Puglia.
