Circeo
Overview
Type appellation — source: geographical-indication register (eAmbrosia / national registers); confidence: high
Country IT — source: geographical-indication register (eAmbrosia / national registers); confidence: high
GI designation PDO — source: geographical-indication register (eAmbrosia / national registers); confidence: high
GI file number PDO-IT-A0700 — source: geographical-indication register (eAmbrosia / national registers); confidence: high
Registered 1999-02-19 — source: geographical-indication register (eAmbrosia / national registers); confidence: high
Specification: http://www.politicheagricole.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/395
Appellation Rules
Minimum natural alcohol: 10% vol — source: disciplinare di produzione (MASAF), p. 3; confidence: high
verify ↗Maximum yield: 13 tonnellate per ettaro — source: disciplinare di produzione (MASAF), p. 3; confidence: high
verify ↗Permitted styles: Circeo bianco, Circeo bianco frizzante, Circeo bianco spumante, Circeo rosso, Circeo rosso novello, Circeo rosso frizzante, Circeo rosato, Circeo rosato frizzante, Circeo Trebbiano, Circeo Merlot, Circeo Sangiovese, Circeo Spumante — source: disciplinare di produzione (MASAF), p. 1; confidence: high
verify ↗Minimum aging: 24 months (botti di legno) — source: disciplinare di produzione (MASAF), p. 5; confidence: high
verify ↗Production zone communes: Latina, Sabaudia, San Felice Circeo, Terracina — source: disciplinare di produzione (MASAF), p. 2; confidence: high
verify ↗Permitted varieties: White: Trebbiano Toscano ≥55% (principal), Chardonnay 0–30% (accessory), Malvasia del Lazio 0–30% (accessory), Altri vitigni a bacca bianca idonei per la coltivazione per la Regione Lazio ≤15% (accessory); Other authorized varieties permitted, up to 15% | Red / Rosé: Merlot ≥55% (principal), Sangiovese 0–30% (accessory), Cabernet Sauvignon 0–30% (accessory), Altri vitigni a bacca rossa idonei per la coltivazione per la Regione Lazio ≤15% (accessory); Other authorized varieties permitted, up to 15% | White / Red / Rosé: Trebbiano ≥85% (principal), Merlot ≥85% (principal), Sangiovese ≥85% (principal); Other authorized varieties permitted — source: disciplinare di produzione (MASAF), p. 1; confidence: high
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Provenance & Sources
Registration metadata is drawn from the appellation's geographical-indication register (eAmbrosia and its underlying national instruments -- MASAF disciplinari, INAO cahiers des charges). Appellation rules, where shown, cite the exact document and page they were read from; see the EID contract for how to verify independently.