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Romagna Albana is a white wine DOCG from the southwest of Romagna, northern Italy. Four styles of Albana di Romagna exist: secco, amabile, dolce, and passito (a dessert wine). The heartland of the Albana grape is a diverse area, expanding from the coastal zones of Rimini and Riccione to east of Bologna, with an area of gentle hills sitting between the two. Formerly Albana di Romagna, the DOCG name change occured in 2011.
The white Albana grapes cultivated in this appellation are sweet and produce dry light bodied wines with medium acidity. The peach and almond notes pair well with fruit or dessert.
Production is concentrated mainly around Spungone Romagnolo, a rocky outcrop that extends from Bertinoro to the Imola hills, of which is a strip of the Apennines Mountains that extends east from Bologna as far as the Adriatic Sea.
This undulating landscape forms multiple mesoclimates across the foothills of which are ideal topography for viticulture.
Romagna Albana DOCG wine is obtained from vineyard grapes having the following ampelographic composition:
Albana: minimum 95%
Other white grape varieties allowed for cultivation in the Emilia Romagna region can contribute: maximum 5%.
Albana wine, known to most in its sweet and withered variant, can also be enjoyed dry. According to the production areas, it presents aromas ranging from floral to fruity. This wine loves metamorphosis, it knows how to be sweet yet intense, as well as robust and full-bodied.
The peach and almond notes pair well with fruit or dessert.
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