Roero
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.jpg) Summer on the hills of Roero | |||||||||||||||
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Canale and the local variety of pear known as Madernassa which originated in the late eighteenth century in Vezza d'Alba.[1] Strawberries are also grown.
The name comes from the Roero family of bankers and traders, who were prominent in the political life of Asti and its environs, and who dominated this area for a number of centuries during the Middle Ages. The designated zone of production for the Vezza d’Alba, plus parts of Baldissero d'Alba, Castagnito, Guarene, Govone, Magliano Alfieri, Montà, Monteu Roero, Pocapaglia, Priocca, Santa Vittoria d'Alba, Santo Stefano Roero and Sommariva Perno.[2]
Extent The communes which fall, partly or entirely within Roero are thus:
Viticulture
Roero is a recognized wine-making area of the Monferrato it forms the “Distretto Langhe, Roero e Monferrato” wine district.[4]
Roero wines include the red Roero, as well as the white Roero Spumante. The name "Roero" lacking any further specification is reserved for red wines made from a minimum of 95% Nebbiolo grapes with the addition of 2%–5% of non-aromatic red varieties.[5] Roero must be aged in cellars for twenty months, six of them in wooden barrels, while Roero riserva (reserve) must be aged at least 32 months total, with the same minimum of six months spent in wood.[6] Nebbiolo has 194.90 hectares dedicated to it in Roero.[7]
Meanwhile, Roero Spumante are made from 95% Arneis grapes with the rest from non-aromatic white varieties of the Piedmonte region.[5] The Arneis grape variety has 832.89 hectares of vineyards devoted to it in Roero.[7]
Roero became a DOC region in 1985 and a DOCG region in 2005.[7] Other wines produced include Barbera d'Alba, Birbèt, Bonarda, Favorita, Moscato d'Asti and Nebbiolo d'Alba. Notes
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