Description
The Colli di Luni PDO is reserved for the following types of wine: White and Red. The Designation also incorporates numerous grape variety specifications.
Production Area
The production area of Colli di Luni PDO is within the territory of numerous municipalities in the Province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, and in the Province of Massa-Carrara, in the Tuscany region.
Description of product typologies
Colli di Luni PDO Bianco is straw-yellow; the nose offers a pleasantly delicate floral fragrance, with fruity notes of white fleshy fruit; it is dry, harmonious and sapid on the palate, with delicate mineral and fruity undertones. Colli di Luni PDO Rosso is ruby red, varying in intensity and tending towards garnet red with ageing; the nose is delicate and vinous, structured, with well-expressed tannins; it is dry, elegant and harmonious on the palate. It may display Riserva on the label if the wine has been aged for at least 2 years, commencing November 1st of the year in which the grapes were produced.
Grape variety specifications
The Colli di Luni PDO may display the following grape variety specifications. From white grape varieties: min. 90% Vermentino (incl. Superiore), min. 85% Albarola, pure or with the addition of similarly-coloured grapes originating from other grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the concerned area, max. 10-15%. The characteristics of the colour, fragrances and flavour of each specification are those typical of the grape variety and terroir of origin.
Additional specifications
Inter-regional PDOs: Colli di Luni PDO is produced with the same characteristics in both the Province of La Spezia, in the Liguria region, and the Province of Massa-Carrara, in the Tuscany region.
