Alba DOC
Shaded: the delimited Alba production zone within Piemonte.
Typologies
WinesAlbaAlba riserva
Production zone
Communes (entirely)BaroloCamoCanaleCastellinaldoCastiglione FallettoCastiglione TinellaCiglièCorneliano d'AlbaCossano BelboDiano d'AlbaDoglianiGrinzane CavourLa MorraMangoMonchieroMonforte d'Alba+18 more
Communes (in part)AlbaBarbarescoBaldissero d'AlbaBastia MondovìBraCastagnitoCherascoClavesanaFariglianoGovoneGuareneMagliano AlfieriMontà d'AlbaMontaldo RoeroMonteu RoeroNarzole+5 more
Grapes
Viticulture
Max grape yield8 t/ha
Max wine yield56 hl/ha
Min natural alcohol12%
Altitudeup to 580 m
Min planting density3,300 vines/ha
Training systemControspalliera con vegetazione assurgente
PruningGuyot
Aging
Alba17 months (min 9 in wood)
Riserva23 months (min 12 in wood)
At consumption
Colorrosso rubino intenso tendente al granato
Min alcohol12.5%
Min total acidity4.5 g/l
Min dry extract23 g/l
Aromacaratteristico ed intenso
Tasteasciutto, caldo, tannico, robusto, armonico, persistente
Legal
DOC since2010
Current decreeDM 07.03.2014
Control bodyValoritalia S.r.l. (sede legale Via Piave 24, 00187 Roma; sede operativa Corso Enotria 2/C, Ampelion, 12051 Alba CN)
Producers
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