Violone

Also known as Violone (local synonym; identity uncertain).

Violone is a minor red grape name used in Lazio, appearing as a permitted varietal in the Colli Etruschi Viterbesi (Tuscia) DOC. It is a local synonym whose precise ampelographic identity is not firmly established in the sources consulted; the name has been applied to more than one variety in central Italy.

Because reliable varietal detail is limited, its structural and aromatic characteristics are left unstated here rather than inferred. It survives chiefly as a traditional named type within the Viterbo-area denominations.