Consorzio Tutela Vini Oltrepò Pavese

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Il Consorzio Tutela Vini Oltrepò Pavese è riconosciuto quale "erga omnes" dal Mipaaf per la sua storia e la sua elevata rappresentatività.

Consorzio Tutela Vini Oltrepò Pavese
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Nell'aprile del 1959 muoveva i primi passi l'odierno Consorzio Tutela Vini Oltrepò Pavese. Partì tutto da un convegno al termine del quale si decise di gettare le basi di un'organizzazione dei produttori. Già allora s'intuiva quanto sarebbe poi stato importante creare condivisione, guardare al futuro, difendere un'identità. Tutto cominciò da un’associazione di produttori, fondata ufficialmente il 4 agosto 1960 (dieci anni prima della DOC), che aveva lo scopo di valorizzare, promuovere e tutelare i vini dell’Oltrepò Pavese. Il suo slogan era «Qui il vino è vino». Nel 1977 il Consorzio divenne Consorzio Volontario Vini Doc Oltrepò Pavese ed ebbe come primo presidente Antonio Giuseppe Denari, illustre e lungimirante protagonista di uno dei momenti storici più importanti della produzione enologica oltrepadana. Da allora il Consorzio ha ampliato le sue aree di intervento, di concerto con gli enti istituzionali a partire dal Ministero delle Politiche Agricole. Tra le sue azioni di tutela dei vini dell’Oltrepò, il Consorzio si batte per la salvaguardia dei prodotti e della loro qualità, con particolare attenzione all’origine. Non a caso dalla vendemmia 2007 le bollicine Metodo Classico in Oltrepò Pavese hanno ottenuto la DOCG. Il Consorzio realizza manifestazioni e degustazioni ma è anche co-protagonista di eventi di settore su scala locale, regionale, nazionale e internazionale. Si guarda all'estero, in particolare all'Europa e all'America. La libera associazione dei produttori nata cinquant'anni fa, oggi, attraverso i suoi uffici, cura le pubbliche relazioni dell'Oltrepò del vino, per far crescere il marchio e il valore collettivo di un territorio che si evolve: la qualità assoluta sta diventando, anche, qualità percepita.
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What is Oltrepò Pavese? It is the extreme point of the region of Lombardy, in the Province of Pavia, lying south of the river Po. It is roughly triangular in shape, like a kind of compact grape bunch attached to a cane, represented by the great river. The base part of this “bunch” is flat land and therefore discarded as being unsuitable for vine growing, as is the top part because it is excessively mountainous. All of the remaining central part is the undisputed hilly kingdom, with sometimes gentle but often steep slopes, that is Oltrepò’s winemaking area: a land where man has grown vines and made wine since the dawn of time. The 13,500 hectares of vineyards make Oltrepò Pavese one of the most Italy’s largest appellation. In this infinite sea of vineyards there are several different varieties but the unquestioned prince is Pinot Noir: with a surface area of about 3,000 hectares it is the largest area in Italy dedicated to this variety.

Pinot Noir, a multi-faceted variety expressing different ‘colours’
Some ampelographers suggest that ancestral genotypes of Pinot Noir have been present in the hills of Oltrepò since Roman times. More definite sources date back to the sixteenth century, but it was in the second half of the nineteenth century that Count Carlo Giorgi di Vistarino successfully planted several hectares of French clones at his Rocca de’ Giorni estate. It was the beginning of an adventure that would involve the whole region, setting it apart as an excellent area for producing traditional method sparkling wines; in 1912 the “Gran spumante SVIC” advertisement (SVIC or Società Vinicola Italiana di Casteggio, ‘Italian Wine-producing Company of Casteggio’) stood next to the Statue of Liberty in New York, to the emotion of arriving immigrants. Then followed feverish months and numerous acknowledgements obtained by several winery brands. The ‘Oltrepò Pavese’ DOC arrived in 1970, followed by the ‘Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico’ DOCG and the ‘Pinot Nero dell’Oltrepò Pavese’ DOC in 2010, the latter for still red wine. So if we translate wines into colours, the ‘chromatic’ possibilities of Pinot Noir in Oltrepò are endless; they range from white to red, but the most original expression is the pink bubbly, a recent creation with ancient origins!

Cruasé, the flagship brand of the region
The creation of the Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Clasicco DOCG led to a debate which identified rosé as a real strong point. This wine is emblematic of the region, the grape variety and the noblest sparkling wine making method, all at the same time. The decision to make a rosé united the very individual nature of this bubbly together with the value of naturalness (lightly crushing Pinot Noir naturally generated a pinkish-coloured must), therefore the Consorzio Tutela Vini Oltrepò Pavese decided to reinforce it by endowing it with an immediately recognisable brand for the consumer, ‘Cruasé’. ‘Cruasé’, (from ‘cru’ and rosé) defines the traditional method rosé made from Pinot Noir grapes in Oltrepò Pavese and today this product distinguishes the area from other traditional method sparkling wine-making areas, both in Italy and abroad. It is made as ‘Brut’, ‘Extrabrut’ and ‘Brut Nature’ and rests on the lees for at least 18 months; ideal with all courses of a meal, excellent with appetisers and finger food or as an original and seductive aperitif.

Over a century of traditional method white wine making
Already at the start of the twentieth century in Oltrepò, Pinot Noir was being made into large quantities of sparkling white wine, the most common wine type in the world using the traditional method. The result was a product that stood out from the spectrum of bubblies for the backbone and austerity of the variety, much appreciated by connoisseurs and more or less intensely softened by the contribution of yeasts during the long years of lees contact (vintage wines).

Pinot Noir as a red, a noble but difficult choice
Optimising the fermentation of Pinot Noir on the skins, done by some wineries at the start of the 1950s, led to the creation of the ‘Pinot nero dell’Oltrepò pavese’ DOC in 2010, wholly dedicated to this still wine. Vinification of Pinot Noir with skin contact, as winemakers all over the world know well, is beset with tensions and often disappointment, but heralds the most amazing successes when all the elements of the suitability of the winemaking area are expressed. A difficult challenge that allows Oltrepò to compete with areas of the world where bottles epitomise the legend of the wine itself.

Bonarda, the king of ‘drinkable’ wines
Bonarda dell’Oltrepò Pavese DOC is undoubtedly the flagship wine of this area in the category of everyday wines. It is made from Croatina grapes and is almost exclusively made in the sparkling version to enhance its freshness and instant pleasantness. Barbera, on the other hand, as well as being used for a varietal wine, is included in several Oltrepò DOCs (Casteggio, Buttafuoco, Sangue di Giuda). Among the whites, Riesling excels as a still wine destined for unexpected ageing, and Muscat traditionally makes sweet and often sparkling wines.