Orcia
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-A1442 — 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: 11.5% vol — source: disciplinare di produzione (MASAF), p. 4; confidence: high
verify ↗Permitted styles: Orcia, Orcia rosato, Orcia bianco, Orcia Sangiovese, Orcia Vinsanto o Vin Santo — 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: Castiglione d'Orcia, Pienza, Radicofani, S. Giovanni d'Asso, San Quirico d'Orcia, Buonconvento, Trequanda, Abbadia S. Salvatore, Chianciano, Montalcino, Sarteano, San Casciano Bagni, Torrita di Siena — source: disciplinare di produzione (MASAF), p. 2; confidence: high
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Wines in this region (12)
Producers with wines linked to this region:
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.