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Colli Tortonesi (DOC)

DOC Map:     Region: Piedmont
 
Varieties:
Type Bianco: Cortese and/or Favorita and/or Muller Thurgau and/or Pinot bianco and/or Pinot grigio and/or Riesling italico and/or Riesling Renano and/or Barbera bianca and/or Chardonnay and/or Sauvignon and/or Sylvaner verde and/or Timorasso.
Type Rosso: Aleatico and/or Barbera and/or Bonarda piemontese and/or Dolcetto and/or Freisa and/or Grignolino and/or Pinot nero and/or Cabernet franc and/or Cabernet Sauvignon and/or Croatina and/or Lambrusca di Alessandria and/or Merlot and/or Nebbiolo and/or Sangiovese.
Type Chiaretto: Aleatico and/or Barbera and/or Bonarda piemontese and/or Dolcetto and/or Freisa and/or Grignolino, and/or Pinot nero and/or Cabernet franc and/or Cabernet Sauvignon and/or Croatina and/or Lambrusca di Alessandria and/or Merlot and/or Nebbiolo and/or Sangiovese.
Type Cortese: Cortese, 95-100%; other local non-aromatic white varieties, up to 5%.
Type Timorasso: Timorasso 95-100%; other local non-aromatic white varieties, up to 5%.
Type Moscato: Moscato 100
Types Barbera, Dolcetto, Croatina and Favorita: the blend proportions are always the same, variety indicated in the type name, 85%; other similar varieties admitted under the DOC law, 15%.
Type Monleale: Barbera, 85-100%; other local red varieties, up to 15%.
Types:

Colli Tortonesi (DOC)
   Barbera
 Red, Dry
Superiore  Red, Dry, Aged 13 months
   Bianco
 White, Dry
   Chiaretto
 Rosé, Dry
   Cortese
 White, Sweet
 Frizzante, White, Sweet
 Spumante, White, Sweet
   Croatina
 Red, Dry
   Dolcetto
 Red, Dry
Novello  Red, Dry
   Favorita
 White, Dry
   Moscato Bianco
 White, Sweet
 Frizzante, White, Sweet
 Spumante, White, Sweet
   Rosso
 Red, Dry
Novello  Red, Dry
   Timorasso
 White, Dry, Aged 13 months
 Monleale
 Red, Dry, Aged 20 months


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