DOCG
Availability
Nose
Scents that come from the long time on the skins.
- Grape
- Albana
- Denomination
- Romagna Albana DOCG
- Region
- Emilia Romagna
- Body
- Medium
A dry Albana made the old way, in Georgian clay jars. The grapes come from the estate's vineyard at San Martino in Romagna. The wine stays on its skins for four to six months, which gives it firm tannins.
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Tasting Notes
Tasting notes published by the producer, included verbatim with attribution.
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- The producer
- Source
- Producer notes · confidence High
- Taste profile
Palate
Briny, like sea air. Lively, dense and savoury, with firm but pleasant tannins.
Finish
Vibrant, with austere fruit.
Overall
An Albana from the estate's vineyard at San Martino. It ferments on its own yeasts and stays four to six months on its skins in Georgian clay jars. About 1,300 bottles a year.
Denomination Compliance Snapshot
Romagna Albana in five fields
A compact view of what the Romagna Albana denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
Allowed grapes
1 varieties listed
This bottle: Albana.
Minimum ageing
No statutory minimum
Producers release on their own schedule; 4 to 6 months in steel is typical.
Region / area
22 towns and villages on the first hills above the Via Emilia, in Bologna, Ravenna and Forli-Cesena provinces. It runs from Ozzano Emilia, west of Imola, to Savignano sul Rubicone, east of Cesena. The road and the railway form the lower edge.
Source: Disciplinare.
Style
DOCG · Romagna Albana
Minimum ABV at this colour: 12.0%.
The disciplinare, the place, the label
01
DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Romagna Albana is in the DOCG tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
02
The denomination rules, in detail
- Allowed grapes. 1 varieties listed in the disciplinare
- Yield ceiling. 10.0 tonnes per hectare
- Minimum ABV. 12.0% vol
- Minimum ageing. No statutory minimum - producers release on their own schedule
- Tasting panel. Mandatory pre-release tasting commission
03
Region and area context
Romagna Albana falls within Emilia Romagna, covering 22 towns and villages on the first hills above the Via Emilia, in Bologna, Ravenna and Forli-Cesena provinces. It runs from Ozzano Emilia, west of Imola, to Savignano sul Rubicone, east of Cesena. The road and the railway form the lower edge..
Wine route
Strada dei Vini di Romagna
2 days, 110 km · 7 stops
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Winery
Tenuta La Viola
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Made at Tenuta La Viola, Bertinoro. Directions
Wine route in the zone: Strada dei Vini di Romagna.
04
Reading the label
- Tenuta La ViolaProducer / estate
- AlbanaGrape varieties
- Romagna Albana DOCGGeographic indication and quality tier
Drinking + cellar
Serving temperature
12-16°C
Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.
Sources & trust
Tasting notes
Notes published by the producer, quoted with attribution.
Confidence · High
Appellation rules & ageing
From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs
Our reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential
Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · Medium
Related
Producer
Tenuta La Viola
Emilia Romagna
Grapes
Albana
Denomination
Romagna Albana
DOCG
Region
Emilia Romagna
Region guide
Common Questions
Scents that come from the long time on the skins. Briny, like sea air. Lively, dense and savoury, with firm but pleasant tannins.
Serve at 12-16°C.
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