This designation comprises wines with a distinctive taste, produced in municipalities that have a strongly-rooted historical and cultural heritage. We need only cite Imola, a city full of interesting sights, or Dozza, a town that has preserved much of its medieval past and charms visitors with its imposing thirteenth-century Fortress. Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Barbera, Trebbiano and Chardonnay all feature in this this DOC with its distinct flavors that echo the diversity of the landscape of a territory that is just waiting to be explored.
PRODUCTION AREA: Province of Bologna WINE TYPES
Colli d’Imola Bianco
Color: straw-yellow;
Aroma: vinous, slightly fruity;
Flavor: dry, slightly-sweet, medium-sweet, sweet;
Minimum total acidity: 5 g/l.
Minimum dry extract: 16 g/l;
Total minimum alcohol content by volume: 11%.
A sparkling version is also produced.
Colli d’Imola Rosso *
Color: ruby-red verging on garnet with age;
Aroma: vinous, intense;
Flavor: dry, slightly-sweet, medium-sweet, sweet;
Total minimum alcohol content by volume: 11.5%;
Minimum total acidity: 4.5 g/l;
Minimum dry extract: 20 g/l.
Riserva: Rosso, Sangiovese, Cabernet-Sauvignon.
Aged for a compulsory period of at least 18 months from
November 1 of the year the grapes were grown.
Maximum reducing sugars: 4 g/l.
Colli d’Imola Bianco Superiore
Color: yellow, straw-yellow;
Aroma: vinous, slightly fruity;
Flavor: good body, dry, harmonious;
Total minimum alcohol content by volume: 11,5%;
Minimum total acidity: 4.5 g/l;
Maximum reducing sugars: 4 g/l;
Minimum dry extract: 18 g/l.
Colli d’Imola Cabernet-Sauvignon *
Color: ruby-red verging on garnet with age;
Aroma: vinous, with varietal characteristics;
Flavor: full, dry, harmonious;
Total minimum alcohol content by volume: 11,5%;
Minimum total acidity: 4.5 g/l;
Minimum dry extract: 20 g/l.
Aged for a compulsory period of at least 18 months from
November 1 of the year the grapes were grown.
Maximum reducing sugars: 4 g/l.
Colli d’Imola Chardonnay
Color: varying intensity of straw-yellow;
Aroma: vinous, delicate, varietal;
Flavor: dry, slightly-sweet, harmonious;
Total minimum alcohol content by volume: 11.5%;
Minimum total acidity: 4 g/l;
Minimum dry extract: 16 g/l.
A sparkling version is also produced.
* aged for a compulsory period of
at least 18 months from November 1
of the year the grapes were grown.
Maximum reducing sugars: 4 g/l.