Description Grapes Nasco
This is a white Italian wine grape variety that is grown mainly in Sardinia, near Cagliari . Grape has a long history of cultivation on the island and describes the wineexpert Jancis Robinson, as "old" . There is a special designation in accordance with the Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC), Nasco of Cagliari, for varietal wines, which are 95 - 100% of the grape Nasco . At the time, this grape variety was widespread throughout Sardinia, but from the time when in the 19 th century, the vineyards were devastated by the phylloxera epidemicarea under Nasco in no hurry to recover . Today, on the island of less than 40 hectares (100 acres) occupied by this variety . DOC Nasco area extends to the south and west of the mountains Gennargentu and includes a broad plain Kampidzhano of origin of the best wine samples . Here wines from the plains can be produced in a dry (Secco), sweet (Dolce) andFastening (liquoroso) styles . grape variety Nasco intended for the production of DOC wines should be collected with yields up to 10 t / ha . Finished wine must achieve a certain minimum level of alcohol, depending on the particular style of wine: 13, 5% for sweet, 14.5% dry and 17.5% for fortified wines . Some wine classRiserva can be obtained as long as wine aging for at least two years prior to the release of which at least one year in oak barrels .
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Group | Wine variety |
Synonym | Basco Bianco, Bianco Nasco, Nasco di Sardegna, Nazca, Nasco Sardinian, Nusco, Og de Aran and Resu |
Country of origin | Italy , |