Description
The Rosso Piceno PDO or Piceno PDO is reserved for the following types of wine: Red and Novello. The Designation also incorporates one grape variety specification.
Production Area
The production area of Rosso Piceno PDO or Piceno PDO is within the territory of numerous municipalities in the provinces of Ancona, Macerata, Fermo and Ascoli Piceno, in The Marches region.
Description of product typologies
Rosso Piceno PDO or Piceno PDO Rosso is a beautiful deep ruby-red colour; the nose displays a fragrant array of berries like raspberry, mulberry, blackcurrant and blueberry, which alternate with intense floral sensations of rose and pansy and faint balsamic notes; it is balanced yet complex on the palate, with decisive body, significant structure and a long, persistent finish. It can display Superiore on the label. Rosso Piceno PDO or Piceno PDO Novello is intense ruby red; the nose offers a fragrance of fresh raspberry and wild strawberry; it is dry, harmonious, velvety and full-bodied on the palate, with hints of red fruit in the finish. Rosso Piceno PDO or Piceno PDO Superiore wines, produced only in the Province of Ascoli Piceno, cannot be released for consumption before November 1st of the year following that in which the grapes were produced. If the wine is stored in wooden recipients, the flavour may reveal faint woody hints.
Grape variety specifications
The Rosso Piceno PDO or Piceno PDO Rosso may display the following grape variety specifications. From red grape varieties: min. 85% Sangiovese, pure or with the addition of similarly-coloured grapes originating from other grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the concerned area, max. 15%. The characteristics of the colour, fragrances and flavour are those typical of the grape variety and terroir of origin.
