Croatina is a red Italian wine

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that is grown primarily in the

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region of

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and in the Province of Piacenza within

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, but also in parts of

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and the

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. In the Oltrepò Pavese, in the hills of Piacenza, in Cisterna d’Asti and San Damiano d’Asti (

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), and in Roero this variety is called ‘Bonarda’. It should not, however be confused with the Bonarda piemontese, which is an unrelated vine.J. Robinson ''Vines, Grapes & Wines'' pg 209 Mitchell Beazley 1986 . In the Piedmont region, it is sometimes blended with Nebbiolo in the wines of

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and

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.Oz Clarke ''Encyclopedia of Grapes'' pg 85 Harcourt Books 2001

Wines

Croatina has characteristics similar to the Dolcetto grape in that it tends to produce fruity, deeply colored wines that are mildly tannic and can benefit from bottle

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. Such is the case with the wine Oltrepò Pavese Bonarda DOC which contains from 85% to 100% Croatina (under its local name of ‘Bonarda’). However Croatina is often blended with Barbera, as in Gutturnio, a wine from

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containing 30.0% – 45.0% Croatina. It may also be employed as a very minor part of a blend, as is the case with some examples of Amarone.

Wine regions

The DOCs which allow the use of the Croatina grape are: ;

: Colli di Parma 25% – 40% : Colli di Scandiano e di Canossa 0% – 15% :

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( Gutturnio) 30% – 45% ;

25% – 65% : Oltrepò Pavese Bonarda 85% – 100% :

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30% – 45% ;

: Colli Tortonesi varies but usually made as a single varietal wine, i.e., 100% : Bramaterra 20% – 30% : Cisterna d’Asti 80% – 100% : Colline Novaresi 0% – 30% : Colline Novaresi Croatina 85% – 100% : Coste della Sesia rosso at least 50% of ''one'' of the following: Nebbiolo, Bonarda piemontese,

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, Croatina or Barbera : Coste della Sesia Croatina 85% – 100% ;

: Amarone 0% – 5% .

References

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