Description
The Campi Flegrei PDO is reserved for the following types of wine: White, Red and Novello; Rosé, Spumante, White Passito and Red Passito. The latter four with specification of grape variety. The Designation also incorporates numerous grape variety specifications.
Production Area
The production area of Campi Flegrei PDO is within the entire territory of the municipalities of Procida, Pozzuoli, Bacoli, Monte di Procida and Quarto, and part of the territory of the municipality of Marano di Napoli, in the Province of Naples, in the Campania region.
Description of product typologies
Campi Flegrei PDO Bianco is yellow in colour, with golden reflections; it offers fruity notes of peach and pear on the nose, as well as aromatic herbs and almond; it is smooth on the palate, supported by acidy and mineral notes, with a long fruity finish. Campi Flegrei PDO Rosso has a bright ruby-red colour; the nose leads to hints of dry flowers, followed by a fruitiness of prune and bitter orange; it is warm on the palate, supported by a tannic note and a strong acid spine. It can also be a Novello wine. Campi Flegrei PDO Rosé, Campi Flegrei PDO Spumante and Campi Flegrei PDO Passito wines with specification of grape variety, have the organoleptic properties of the grapes and terroir of origin.
Grape variety specifications
The Campi Flegrei PDO may display the following grape variety specifications. From white grape varieties (incl. Spumante, Passito): min. 90% Falanghina, pure or with the addition of similarly-coloured unaromatic grapes originating from other grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the concerned area, max. 10%. From red grape varieties (incl. Riserva, Rosé, Passito): min. 90% Piedirosso or Pèr ‘e palummo, pure or with the addition of similarly-coloured unaromatic grapes originating from other grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the concerned area, max. 10%. The characteristics of the colour, fragrances and flavour of each specification are those typical of the grape variety and terroir of origin.
