DOC · Toscana

Terre di Casole

Terre di Casole DOC (Toscana) at a glance: 7 recorded wine types, with the main requirements from the official production specification. Listed types include Terre di Casole bianco and Terre di Casole bianco riserva. The technical sections cover grape yields, market-release rules for the relevant wine types.

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Production rules at a glance

Quick overview of the key requirements. Values and conditions can vary by wine type: consult the detailed rules and official source.

RegionToscanaProvinceSiena

Wine typesTerre di Casole bianco, Terre di Casole bianco riserva, Terre di Casole Passito, Terre di Casole rosso, Terre di Casole rosso superiore, Terre di Casole Sangiovese, Terre di Casole Sangiovese riserva

Grape varieties / compositionVaries by wine type: see the comparison below

Maximum grape yield9 t/haMaximum wine yield58.5 hl/ha

Minimum planting density4,000 vines/haMinimum alcoholic strength11% vol

Ageing—Minimum ageing in wood6 months

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Wine type A · referenceWine type B · comparison

ParameterTerre di Casole biancoTerre di Casole bianco riservaΔ vs A

ColourWhiteWhite—

Grape varietiesChardonnay 50–100%Chardonnay 50–100%—

Maximum grape yield9 t/ha8 t/ha-1 t/ha (-11.1%)

Maximum wine yield58.5 hl/ha52 hl/ha-6.5 hl/ha (-11.1%)

Minimum planting density4,000 vines/ha4,000 vines/ha0 vines/ha (0%)

Ageing———

Minimum ageing in wood—5 months—

Minimum alcoholic strength11% vol11% vol0% vol (0%)

Minimum total acidity5 g/l5 g/l0 g/l (0%)

Minimum sugar-free extract16 g/l18 g/l+2 g/l (+12.5%)

Release for consumption—vintage + 1 years—

ATerre di Casole biancoBTerre di Casole bianco riserva

Colour

AWhite

BWhite

Δ vs A—

Grape varieties

AChardonnay 50–100%

BChardonnay 50–100%

Δ vs A—

Maximum grape yield

A9 t/ha

B8 t/ha

Δ vs A-1 t/ha (-11.1%)

Maximum wine yield

A58.5 hl/ha

B52 hl/ha

Δ vs A-6.5 hl/ha (-11.1%)

Minimum planting density

A4,000 vines/ha

B4,000 vines/ha

Δ vs A0 vines/ha (0%)

Ageing

A—

B—

Δ vs A—

Minimum ageing in wood

A—

B5 months

Δ vs A—

Minimum alcoholic strength

A11% vol

B11% vol

Δ vs A0% vol (0%)

Minimum total acidity

A5 g/l

B5 g/l

Δ vs A0 g/l (0%)

Minimum sugar-free extract

A16 g/l

B18 g/l

Δ vs A+2 g/l (+12.5%)

Release for consumption

A—

Bvintage + 1 years

Δ vs A—

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TECHNICAL DATA

Structured data by wine type

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Data by wine type

Numeric values come from the shared structured database. Official names, geographical names and regulatory wording are kept in Italian where appropriate.

Terre di Casole bianco

Grape compositionChardonnay 50–100%

Viticulture

RuleYieldPlanting densityNatural alcoholOfficial condition (IT)

Wine type9 t/ha4,000 vines/ha10%—

Winemaking

StageGrape-to-wine yieldMaximum wine yieldOfficial rule / area (IT)

Finished wine65%58.5 hl/haArricchimento consentito nei limiti normativi

Characteristics at release

ColourMinimum alcoholic strengthMinimum total acidityMinimum sugar-free extract

giallo paglierino11% vol5 g/l16 g/l

Terre di Casole bianco riserva

Grape compositionChardonnay 50–100%

Viticulture

RuleYieldPlanting densityNatural alcoholOfficial condition (IT)

Wine type8 t/ha4,000 vines/ha11%—

Winemaking

StageGrape-to-wine yieldMaximum wine yieldOfficial rule / area (IT)

Finished wine65%52 hl/haArricchimento consentito

Ageing

TypeTotalWoodBottle / lees

maturazione_e_affinamento—5 months3 months in bottle

Characteristics at release

ColourMinimum alcoholic strengthMinimum total acidityMinimum sugar-free extract

giallo paglierino11% vol5 g/l18 g/l

Terre di Casole Passito

Grape compositionChardonnay 50–100%

Viticulture

RuleYieldPlanting densityNatural alcoholOfficial condition (IT)

Wine type9 t/ha4,000 vines/ha10%—

Winemaking

StageGrape-to-wine yieldMaximum wine yieldOfficial rule / area (IT)

Passito30%27 hl/haUve scelte e appassite fino al 28% zuccheri; ammostatura 31 dicembre-31 marzo; ventilazione/termocondizionamento ammessi

Ageing

TypeTotalWoodBottle / lees

maturazione_e_affinamento—6 months6 months in bottle

Characteristics at release

ColourMinimum alcoholic strengthMinimum total acidityMinimum sugar-free extract

da giallo dorato all’ambrato intenso15% vol4.5 g/l27 g/l

Terre di Casole rosso

Grape compositionSangiovese 60–80%

Viticulture

RuleYieldPlanting densityNatural alcoholOfficial condition (IT)

Wine type8 t/ha4,000 vines/ha11%—

Winemaking

StageGrape-to-wine yieldMaximum wine yieldOfficial rule / area (IT)

Finished wine70%56 hl/haArricchimento consentito

Ageing

TypeTotalWoodBottle / lees

affinamento_bottiglia——3 months in bottle

Characteristics at release

ColourMinimum alcoholic strengthMinimum total acidityMinimum sugar-free extract

da rosso rubino a granato12% vol4.5 g/l21 g/l

Terre di Casole rosso superiore

Grape compositionSangiovese 60–80%

Viticulture

RuleYieldPlanting densityNatural alcoholOfficial condition (IT)

Wine type7 t/ha4,000 vines/ha12%—

Winemaking

StageGrape-to-wine yieldMaximum wine yieldOfficial rule / area (IT)

Finished wine70%49 hl/haArricchimento consentito

Ageing

TypeTotalWoodBottle / lees

maturazione_e_affinamento—12 months6 months in bottle

Characteristics at release

ColourMinimum alcoholic strengthMinimum total acidityMinimum sugar-free extract

rosso vivo talvolta con riflesso violaceo, tendente al granato con l’invecchiamento12.5% vol4.5 g/l24 g/l

Terre di Casole Sangiovese

Grape compositionSangiovese 85–100%

Viticulture

RuleYieldPlanting densityNatural alcoholOfficial condition (IT)

Wine type7 t/ha4,000 vines/ha11%—

Winemaking

StageGrape-to-wine yieldMaximum wine yieldOfficial rule / area (IT)

Finished wine70%49 hl/haArricchimento consentito

Ageing

TypeTotalWoodBottle / lees

affinamento_bottiglia——3 months in bottle

Characteristics at release

ColourMinimum alcoholic strengthMinimum total acidityMinimum sugar-free extract

da rosso rubino a granato12% vol4.5 g/l21 g/l

Terre di Casole Sangiovese riserva

Grape compositionSangiovese 85–100%

Viticulture

RuleYieldPlanting densityNatural alcoholOfficial condition (IT)

Wine type7 t/ha4,000 vines/ha12%—

Winemaking

StageGrape-to-wine yieldMaximum wine yieldOfficial rule / area (IT)

Finished wine70%49 hl/haArricchimento consentito

Ageing

TypeTotalWoodBottle / lees

maturazione_e_affinamento—12 months6 months in bottle

Characteristics at release

ColourMinimum alcoholic strengthMinimum total acidityMinimum sugar-free extract

rosso con riflessi violacei, tendenti con l’invecchiamento al rosso granato12.5% vol4.5 g/l24 g/l

Municipalities / permitted area

Zona di produzione Terre di CasoleOfficial Italian wording

Articolo 3 (Zona di produzione delle uve) 3.1 La zona di produzione delle u ve atte alla produzione dei vini a denominazione d’origine controllata «Terre di Casole » comprende i terreni del territorio amministrativo del comune di Casole d’Elsa in provincia di Siena.

Art. 3

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Official product specification · Terre di Casole

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