Pascale di Cagliari is a red
Italian wine
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grape variety
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that is grown in
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...
.
[J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'' pg 133 Oxford University Press 1996 ]
DOC wines
Pascale di Cagliari is a permitted grape variety in several ''
Denominazione di origine controllata
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'' wines in Sardinia including the
Alghero DOC located in the northwest corner of island. Here it is used to make both red and
rosé
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wines blended with
Cabernet Sauvignon
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,
Cabernet Franc
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and
Carmenere. Pascale di Cagliari grapes destined for DOC wine production must be
harvested to a yield no greater than 12
tonnes
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/
hectare
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with the finished wines needing to attain a minimum
alcohol level
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of at least 10%.
[P. Saunders ''Wine Label Language'' pp. 120-134 Firefly Books 2004 ]
When grown on the plains of
Campidano
Campidano ( sc, Campidànu) is a plain located in South-Western Sardinia (Italy), covering approximately 100 kilometres between Cagliari and Oristano.
Geography
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on the island's west coast it blended with
Bovale di Spagna,
Bovale Sardo,
Monica
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and
Greco
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Wine ...
in the red wines of the
Campidano di Terralba DOC. The grapes are limited to a harvest yield of 15 tonnes/ha with the wines needing a minimum of five months
aging
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in
oak
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or the bottle prior to release with a minimum alcohol level of 11.5%.
In the red and rose wines of the
Cannonau di Sardegna DOC, Pascale di Cagliari plays a minor role to
Grenache
Grenache () or Garnacha () is one of the most widely planted red wine grape varieties in the world. Niels Lillelund: ''Rhône-Vinene'' p. 25, JP Bøger – JP/Politikens Forlagshus A/S, 2004. . It ripens late, so it needs hot, dry conditi ...
(known as Cannonau in Sardina) which must make up at least 90% of the blend. Here Pascale di Cagliari is permitted to make up the remaining 10% in a blend along with
Carignan
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,
Vernaccia di San Gimignano
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, the Bovale varieties and Monica. The variety is grown throughout the
Oliena
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,
Nepentedi,
Jerzu
Jerzu ( Sardinian: Jersu), is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about southwest of Tortolì. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,287 and an ar ...
and
Capo Ferrato
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sub-zones of the DOC with grapes limited to a harvest yield of 13.2 tonnes/ha. The finished wines must attain a minimum alcohol level of 12.5% with special ''
Riserva
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'' bottlings needing to attain an alcohol levels of 13% with at least two years of aging prior to release. An additional ''Superiore'' bottling can also be made with an alcohol level of at least 15% and at least two years of aging.
Pascale di Cagliari is also grown in southwest Sardinia in the
Sulcis
Sulcis (''Maurreddia'' or ''Meurreddia'' in Sardinian language) is a subregion of Sardinia, Italy, in the Province of South Sardinia.
Geographical extension
Its municipalities are: Calasetta, Carbonia, Carloforte, Giba, Gonnesa, Masainas, Narc ...
region and on the island of
Carloforte
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located on Isola di San Pietro (Saint Peter's Island), approximately off the southwestern coast of Sardinia, in the Province of South Sard ...
where it plays a supporting role in the
Carignan del Sulcis DOC. In the reds and roses of this region, Carignan is the primary grape constituting at least 85% of the blend with Pascale di Cagliari permitted to fill in the remainder along with
Alicante Bouschet
Alicante Bouschet or Alicante Henri Bouschet is a wine grape variety that has been widely cultivated since 1866. It is a cross of Petit Bouschet (itself a cross of the very old variety Teinturier du Cher and Aramon) and Grenache.[oak
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and at least 6 months in bottle, with a finished alcohol of 12.5%. ''Superiore'' bottlings have similar aging requirements but the wine must attain a minimum alcohol level of 13%.
Synonyms
Over the years Pascale di Cagliari has been known under a variety of synonyms including Barberone, Bovale, Buonamico, Giacomino, Nera Tomentosa, Pascale, Pascali, Pascali di Cagliari, Pasquale di Cagliari, Picciolo Rosso and Primidivu Nieddu.
Vitis International Variety Catalogue
The Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) is a database of various species and varieties/cultivars of grapevine, the genus ''Vitis''. VIVC is administered by the Geilweilerhof Institute for Grape Breeding (''Institut für Rebenzüchtung Gei ...
(VIVC)
Pascale di Cagliari
' Accessed: October 5th, 2012
References
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Red wine grape varieties