Valtellina Superiore DOCG

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Italian wine appellation

Valtellina Superiore DOCG is a prestigious Italian red wine appellation in Lombardy’s Valtellina valley, known for high-quality, mountain-grown Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca) wines.

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Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG 1
Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG wine 1
Valtellina Superiore DOCG wine 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian wine appellation ⓘ
agingRequirement minimum 12 months in wood ⓘ
minimum 24 months total aging ⓘ
climate alpine-influenced ⓘ
continental ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
exposure south-facing slopes ⓘ
foodPairing aged cheeses ⓘ
game dishes ⓘ
roasted red meats ⓘ
grapeHarvest hand-harvested grapes ⓘ
grapeRequirement maximum 10% other authorized local red varieties ⓘ
minimum 90% Nebbiolo ⓘ
localNameOfNebbiolo Chiavennasca NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Lombardy ⓘ
Valtellina NERFINISHED ⓘ
northern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ
marketPosition high-quality appellation ⓘ
minimumAlcohol 12.0% ABV ⓘ
previousClassification DOC ⓘ
primaryGrape Nebbiolo NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionMethod still wine ⓘ
recognizedQualityLevel DOCG NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionSpecialty mountain Nebbiolo wines ⓘ
regulatingBody Consorzio di Tutela Vini di Valtellina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Italian Ministry of Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedAppellation Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG NERFINISHED ⓘ
riservaAgingRequirement minimum 36 months total aging ⓘ
riverInfluence Adda River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
servingSuggestion suitable for aging ⓘ
soilType sandy soils ⓘ
stony soils ⓘ
subzone Grumello NERFINISHED ⓘ
Inferno NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maroggia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sassella NERFINISHED ⓘ
Valgella NERFINISHED ⓘ
terrain mountainous slopes ⓘ
steep terraced vineyards ⓘ
typicalAromas dried flowers ⓘ
red cherry ⓘ
spice ⓘ
typicalBody medium-bodied ⓘ
typicalStructure firm tannins ⓘ
high acidity ⓘ
viticulture terraced viticulture ⓘ
wineColor garnet red ⓘ
wineStyle red wine ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tirano → hasTraditionalProduct → Valtellina Superiore DOCG ⓘ
this entity surface form: Valtellina wines
Province of Sondrio → knownFor → Valtellina Superiore DOCG ⓘ
this entity surface form: Valtellina Superiore DOCG wine
Province of Sondrio → knownFor → Valtellina Superiore DOCG ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG wine
Valtellina → wineRegionName → Valtellina Superiore DOCG ⓘ
Valtellina → wineRegionName → Valtellina Superiore DOCG ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG