MGA · NAMED-SITE

Rocche di Castiglione

Location: Italy

Legal name: Rocche di Castiglione MGA

Region: Piedmont

Nested under: Barolo

Rocche di Castiglione is a narrow, highly visible MGA in Castiglione Falletto. As a label term it points to Barolo built around Nebbiolo fragrance, red fruit, mineral detail, and tense but fine tannin. It is especially useful for teaching that Barolo geography can be more detailed than the five main communes and their neighboring villages.

Notable Rules

Menzione Geografica Aggiuntiva for Barolo DOCG. It is a named origin term within Barolo, not a separate appellation in the everyday drinking sense.

Also Known As

Rocche, Rocche di Castiglione, Rocche di Castiglione MGA, Rocche di Castiglione Menzione Geografica Aggiuntiva

Sources & References

  • Enoteca Regionale del Barolo - Locate MGAs — Reference source for geographic and classification information about Italy wine regions (Barolo MGA, Barbaresco MGA, Etna contrade). Editorial prose is first-party EncyclopediaOfWine content.

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