Cannellino di Frascati

"Cannellino di Frascati" is a Protected Designation of Origin reserved for the wine of the same name, without the provision of variants or particular geographical references.

Grapes

The production of "Cannellino di Frascati" requires the use of at least 70% of grapes from Malvasia bianca di Candia and/or Malvasia del Lazio (also known as Malvasia puntinata). For the remaining 30% can compete, alone or jointly Bellone, Bombino Bianco, Greco Bianco, Trebbiano Toscano and Trebbiano Giallo. Of this 30%, 15% can be made up of other white grape varieties from Lazio.

Physicochemical and Organoleptic properties

The "Cannellino di Frascati" has an intense straw yellow colour. The smell is characteristic, fine and delicate. On the palate it is fruity, with a good structure and a normal acidity and a bitterness not very perceptible. The result is a pleasant balance of taste that, in cases of storage in wooden barrels, is enriched with a slight hint of wood.

Grape production area

The production area coincides with the flat area of central Lazio, in the province of Rome. This is about 8,300 hectares of flat or hilly land, which also includes the northern slopes of the Colli Albani.

Specificity and historical notes

In the production area of "Cannellino di Frascati", then called Tuscolo, vineyards were cultivated since Roman times. It is no coincidence that one of the first admirers of Frascati was Marco Porzio Catone, known as the Censor. The Roman politician, among other things, laid down in his "De Agricoltura", the rules for viticulture. Over time, this link between wine and the Castelli Romani has been further strengthened and developed, as evidenced by numerous documents of the Papal State. This area includes the entire administrative territory of the municipalities of Frascati, Grottaferrata, Monte Porzio Catone, and partly those of Rome and Montecompatri.