Description
The Val Tidone PGI is reserved for the following typologies of wine: White and Red. The Indication also incorporates numerous grape variety specifications.
Production Area
The production area of Val Tidone PGI is within the entire territory of the municipalities of Borgonovo Val Tidone, Caminata, Castel San Giovanni, Nibbiano, Pianello Val Tidone and Ziano Piacentino, and parts of Agazzano, Gazzola, Piozzano and Travo, in the Province of Piacenza, in the Emilia-Romagna region.
Blends
White: min. 70% aromatic Malvasia Bianca and/or Moscato Bianco and/or Trebbiano Romagnolo, pure or with the addition of non-aromatic grapes originating from other grape varieties similar in colour and suitable for cultivation in the concerned area, max. 30%. Red: min. 70% Barbera and/or Bonarda, pure or with the addition of non-aromatic grapes originating from other grape varieties similar in colour and suitable for cultivation in the concerned area, max. 30%.
Description of product typologies
Val Tidone PGI Bianco has a straw-yellow colour; the nose offers fragrances of pear, acacia, citron and aromatic herbs; it is structured on the palate, with a note of freshness, and embracing in the dry, medium-sweet and semi-sweet typologies. It can also be produced as Semi-Sparkling wine. Val Tidone PGI Rosso is red in colour, varying in intensity; the nose reveals sensations of blackberry, cranberry, cassis, fern and aromatic herbs; it is intense, fruity and balanced on the palate, and can be produced as dry, medium-sweet and semi-sweet. It can also be produced as Semi-Sparkling wine.
Grape variety specifications
The Val Tidone PGI with the specification of one of the grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the concerned area, is reserved for wines that are obtained from grapes originating from vineyard compounds, in a business environment, for at least 85% of the corresponding grape variety. Non-aromatic grapes similar in colour and originating from other grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the Emilia-Romagna region, max. 15%, can contribute, pure or combined, to the production of the above-mentioned musts and wines. Val Tidone PGI wines with specification of grape varieties can also be produced as Semi-Sparkling; the use of artificial gasification is not permitted.Val Tidone PGI wines with specification of grape variety must display the organoleptic properties of the grape variety, as well as the indicated characteristics for the typology of wine.
