Rotae · Vinous

What is made here

Wine colours

Colours the rules allow. Pick a colour to filter the rules and grapes below.

Where it is

Rotae in Italy

The boundary for Rotae is not on Vinous yet. It is added by the geography step of the data pipeline.

Showing every colour The colour filter changes the rules and grapes. Climate, vintages and soils describe the vineyards, so they stay the same.

01 · What the law says

The rules

Limits on grapes, yields, ripeness and ageing that every wine labelled Rotae must meet.

13 wines in the rules, all colours.
Wine	Main grape(s)	Max yield t/ha	Wine from grapes max. %	Grape ripeness min. % pot. alc.	Wine min. % alc.	Acidity min. g/l	Dry extract min. g/l
Rotae bianco	–	23	80	9	10	5	16
Rotae bianco frizzante	–	23	80	9	10	5	16
Rotae bianco passito	–	23	50	9	14	4	22
Rotae with white grape variety (also frizzante)	85% Named variety	22	80	9	10	5	16
Rotae rosso	–	23	80	10	10	4.5	18
Rotae rosso frizzante	–	23	80	10	10	4.5	18
Rotae novello	–	23	80	10	11	4.5	20
Rotae with red grape variety	85% Named variety	22	80	10	10.5	4.5	18
Rotae with red grape variety frizzante	85% Named variety	22	80	10	10	4.5	18
Rotae with red grape variety novello	85% Named variety	22	80	10	11	4.5	20
Rotae rosato	–	23	80	10	10	4.5	16
Rotae rosato frizzante	–	23	80	10	10	4.5	16
Rotae rosato with grape variety (also frizzante)	85% Named variety	22	80	10	10.5	4.5	16

From the official production rules (disciplinare di produzione). Hover a figure to see the clause it comes from. A dash means the rules set no figure, or it is not captured yet.

Blend rules

Rotae with white grape variety (also frizzante)

≥ 85% Named variety · Main grape
≤ 15% Other non-aromatic varieties of the same colour (white) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Rotae with red grape variety

≥ 85% Named variety · Main grape
≤ 15% Other non-aromatic varieties of the same colour (red) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Rotae with red grape variety frizzante

≥ 85% Named variety · Main grape
≤ 15% Other non-aromatic varieties of the same colour (red) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Rotae with red grape variety novello

≥ 85% Named variety · Main grape
≤ 15% Other non-aromatic varieties of the same colour (red) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Rotae rosato with grape variety (also frizzante)

≥ 85% Named variety · Main grape
≤ 15% Other non-aromatic varieties of the same colour (rose) · Others allowed

In the vineyard and cellar: rules for every wine

Cellar

Where the wine must be made

Within the production zone

02 · Where the numbers come from

Sources

eAmbrosia, the EU register of geographical indications (wine) · European Commission · Commission reuse policy
Legge 12 dicembre 2016, n. 238 (Testo unico della vite e del vino), Articles 3, 28 and 33 · Repubblica Italiana · Official act
Disciplinare di produzione: Rotae · Ministero dell'agricoltura, della sovranità alimentare e delle foreste (MASAF) · Official act

Still to check (3)

Boundary not captured yet (PGIs are not in the Eurac boundary data).
From the specification: Vinification is also allowed anywhere in Molise. Natural alcohol minimums may drop 0.5% vol in poor vintages. Aromatic grapes for passito may be lightly dried on the vine or on racks. Art. 1 limits varietal frizzante and novello to red varieties, yet Art. 6 also gives limits for white varietal frizzante.
National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.