Val di Cornia Rosso
The Protected Designation of Origin "Val di Cornia Rosso" (also known as "Rosso della Val di Cornia") includes both the basic version of the homonymous Tuscan red wine, and its variant Riserva.
Grapes
The production of "Val di Cornia Rosso" requires the use of a minimum of 40% of grapes from Sangiovese and a maximum of 60% of grapes from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, used both alone and in combination. In addition, other black grapes, suitable for cultivation in Tuscany, may also compete, provided they do not exceed the ceiling of 20% of the total. Finally, the use of the Aleatico grape variety is excluded.
Physicochemical and Organoleptic properties
In both its variants, "Val di Cornia Rosso" is a wine that expresses an excellent balance, characterized by an intense and brilliant ruby red hue, tending toward garnet. It has a vinous, delicate and elegant aroma reminiscent of red fruit and is accompanied by a full-bodied taste, rightly tannic, dry, velvety and harmonious, sometimes embellished with hints of wood. The alcohol content is 12,50% vol., which rises to 13,00% vol. in the Reserve.
Grape production area
The production area extends within the provinces of Livorno and Pisa. The area is characterized by a hilly profile and rather mild temperatures.
Specificity and historical notes
The first evidence of the winemaking tradition in the production area of Val di Cornia Rosso is offered by Pliny the Elder, in his "Naturalis Historia", when he speaks of a vine, in Populonia, so large that he carved the face of Jupiter. A detail also recalled by Targioni Terzetti, in the seventeenth century, in the text "Journey to Tuscany".
Source: MIPAAF - Ministry of agricultural, food and forestry policies