Description
The Colli Pesaresi PDO is reserved for the following types of wine: White, Red, Rosé and Spumante; Novello (only with specification of grape variety. The Designation also incorporates numerous grape variety and geographical specifications.
Production Area
The production area of Colli Pesaresi PDO is within the territory of numerous municipalities in the Province of Pesaro-Urbino, in The Marches region.
Description of product typologies
Colli Pesaresi PDO Bianco is pale straw-yellow, at times with greenish reflections; the nose displays delicate fruity and floral fragrances of broom and white flowers; it is light, dry and fresh on the palate. Wines produced along the coast acquire significant sapid characteristics, due to both the proximity of the sea and the chemically saline soil. Colli Pesaresi PDO Rosso is ruby red with a purple hue that tends towards garnet red with ageing; the nose reveals violets and the freshness of berries; it is extremely vinous on the palate and pleasantly smooth. Colli Pesaresi PDO Rosato (or Rosé) is pink; the nose is delicate and fruity; it is dry on the palate, with evident notes of fresh fruit. Colli Pesaresi PDO Rosato (or Rosé) must be obtained through the rosé vinification of red grapes. Colli Pesaresi PDO Spumante is pale straw-yellow, at times with greenish reflections, with a fine and consistent perlage; the nose offers notes of fresh fruit; it is fresh and citron on the palate, but may vary in the extra-brut to demi-sec wine. Colli Pesaresi PDO Novello with specification of grape variety has the typical colour, fragrances and flavours of the grape.
Geographical and sub-area specifications
The Colli Pesaresi PDO can be accompanied by three geographical sub-designations: Colli Pesaresi PDO Focara comprises Red wine (incl. Riserva) and the grape variety specifications Pinot Nero (incl. Spumante, Riserva) and white vinified Pinot Nero (incl. Riserva). Colli Pesaresi PDO Parco Naturale Monte San Bartolo comprises the following grape variety specifications: Sangiovese (incl. Riserva) and Cabernet Sauvignon (incl. Riserva). Colli Pesaresi PDO Roncaglia comprises White wine (incl. Riserva) and the grape variety specifications Pinot Nero Spumante and white vinified Pinot Nero (incl. Riserva). The above-mentioned wines are produced in the Province of Pesaro-Urbino with grapes that are typical of the terroir of origin. Colli Pesaresi PDO Roncaglia Bianco, Colli Pesaresi PDO Roncaglia Pinot Nero “white vinified” and Colli Pesaresi PDO Focara Pinot Nero “white vinified”, can display Riserva if the wine has been aged within the production area for at least 18 months, commencing November 1st of the year in which the grapes were harvested. Colli Pesaresi PDO Focara, Colli Pesaresi PDO Focara Pinot Nero, Colli Pesaresi PDO Roncaglia Pinot Nero, Colli Pesaresi PDO Parco Naturale Monte San Bartolo Sangiovese and Colli Pesaresi PDO Parco Naturale Monte San Bartolo Cabernet Sauvignon can display Riserva if they have been aged within the production area for at least 2 years, including time spent maturing in the bottle, commencing November 1st of the year in which the grapes were harvested.
Grape variety specifications
The Colli Pesaresi PDO may display the following grape variety specifications. From white grape varieties: min. 85% Trebbiano Toscano (known as Albanella), Biancame, pure or with the addition of similarly-coloured unaromatic grapes originating from other varieties suitable for cultivation in the region, max. 15%. From red grape varieties (incl. Novello): min. 85% Sangiovese, pure or with the addition of similarly-coloured unaromatic grapes originating from other varieties suitable for cultivation in the region, max. 15%. The characteristics of the colour, fragrances and flavour of each specification are those typical of the grape variety and terroir of origin. Colli Pesaresi PDO Sangiovese qualifies as Riserva if the wine has been aged within the production area for at least 2 years, commencing November 1st of the year in which the grapes were harvested.
Additional specifications
The Colli Pesaresi PDO designation can be followed by the specification Vigna (Vineyard) with the relative toponym.
