Description
The Conegliano Valdobbiadene - Prosecco PDO or Conegliano - Prosecco PDO or Valdobbiadene - Prosecco PDO is reserved for the following types of wine: Spumante, Semi-Sparkling and Still. Designation also incorporates numerous geographical specifications.
Production Area
The production area of Conegliano Valdobbiadene - Prosecco PDO or Conegliano - Prosecco PDO or Valdobbiadene - Prosecco PDO is within the territory of the municipalities of Conegliano, San Vendemiano, Colle Umberto, Vittorio Veneto, Tarzo, Cison di Valmarino, San Pietro di Feletto, Refrontolo, Susegana, Pieve di Soligo, Farra di Soligo, Follina, Miane, Vidor and Valdobbiadene, in the Province of Treviso, in the Veneto region.
Description of product typologies
Conegliano Valdobbiadene - Prosecco PDO or Conegliano - Prosecco PDO or Valdobbiadene - Prosecco PDO Spumante Superiore is pale straw-yellow, varying in intensity, bright, with persistent foam; the nose is pleasant and characteristically fruity; it is fresh, sapid, pleasantly fruity and characteristic on the palate. It is accompanied by the specification Superiore and the reference Millesimato (Vintage) is permitted if the wine is obtained from at least 85% of wine from the year of reference. The label can bear the specification “sui lieviti” (on the lees). Conegliano Valdobbiadene - Prosecco PDO or Conegliano - Prosecco PDO or Valdobbiadene - Prosecco PDO Spumante Superiore “sui lieviti” has fine, persistent foam; it is straw-yellow, varying in intensity, at times with a film; the nose is pleasant and characteristic, fruity, at times with hints of bread crust and yeast; it is fresh, harmonious and fruity on the palate, again with possible hints of bread crust and yeast. It must be released for consumption as Brut. Conegliano Valdobbiadene - Prosecco PDO or Conegliano - Prosecco PDO or Valdobbiadene - Prosecco PDO Frizzante is straw-yellow, varying in intensity, and bright; it is pleasant and characteristically fruity on the nose; it is fresh, harmonious and fruity on the palate. At times there is a film on the wine, which is traditionally produced through secondary fermentation in the bottle. In this case, “rifermentazione in bottiglia” must be written on the label. Conegliano Valdobbiadene - Prosecco PDO or Conegliano - Prosecco PDO or Valdobbiadene - Prosecco PDO Tranquillo is a delicate straw-yellow colour; the nose offers fragrances of apple, pear, almond and wildflower honey; it is fresh, sapid, creamy and slightly bitter on the palate.
Geographical and sub-area specifications
The Conegliano Valdobbiadene - Prosecco PDO or Conegliano - Prosecco PDO or Valdobbiadene - Prosecco PDO can be accompanied by the geographical sub-designation Superiore di Cartizze, reserved exclusively for Spumante and obtained from grapes that have been harvested in the steep hills situated in S. Pietro di Barbozza, Santo Stefano and Saccol, in the municipality of Valdobbiadene. This wine is straw-yellow, varying in intensity, bright and with persistent foam; it is pleasant on the nose, displaying characteristic fruity notes; fresh, harmonious, pleasantly fruity and characteristic on the palate.
Additional specifications
The Spumante wines which come under the Conegliano Valdobbiadene - Prosecco PDO or Conegliano - Prosecco PDO or Valdobbiadene - Prosecco PDO designation, may display references to 43 additional geographic units, on the condition that they are accompanied by the specification “Rive”.
