Canavese Red New Wine
Definition
Canavese Red New Wine is made with at least the 60% of grapes coming from Barbera, Bonarda, Freisa, Neretto vines. Canavese Red New Wine is the wine sold within one year after bottling. Canavese Red Wine has an intense garnet color with yellow-crowned shades; it has a broad and mellow scent with hints of cloves, berries, and plums; a harmonious, dry, austere, warm, snug taste, with a balanced acidity. Minimum alcohol content: 10.5%; minimum total acidity: 5 per mil; net dry extract: 19 per mil. It matches with second dishes based on red meat or game.
- Production Area: The production area includes the morainic hills of the Canavese area, in the province of Turin, and some Municipalities of the Provinces of Biella and Vercelli. Among the Municipalities of Po Torinese Park there are Mazzè and Villareggia.
- Legislative Protection: Canavese wine has obtained the DOC label (Controlled Designation of Origin) with the Ministerial Decree 12th September 1996. This wine has the following code: B303 X 999 2 C X A 0 X.
Caluso Regional Wine Shop
(photo by: Andrea Miola)
