📜 Piave
A DOC for varietal white and red wines from the plain along the Piave river in the provinces of Treviso and Venice.
Piave is a DOC for white and red varietal wines made on the plain along the Piave river in Veneto, mostly in the province of Treviso with part of the province of Venice. The whites are Chardonnay, Manzoni Bianco, Tai and Verduzzo, with a sweet Verduzzo passito; the reds are Merlot, Cabernet, Carmenère, Raboso, a Raboso passito and a blended Rosso. Merlot, Cabernet and Rosso may also be labelled Riserva.
The whites are dry. Chardonnay is straw yellow; Manzoni Bianco is floral, with at least 12.5% vol total alcohol; Tai is pale straw with a greenish tinge, fresh and slightly aromatic; Verduzzo is golden to straw yellow. Verduzzo passito is sweet, golden to amber, with at least 15% vol total alcohol.
The reds are ruby red, turning garnet with age. Merlot may be dry or off-dry, Cabernet and Carmenère are dry with a slightly herbaceous note, and Rosso is dry. Raboso is deep ruby, dry, austere and tannic, with at least 6 g/l total acidity and a violet aroma that develops with long ageing. The red wines have at least 12% vol total alcohol, 12.5% vol for Riserva, and 15% vol for Raboso passito. Maximum yields are 84 hl/ha for most types, 91 for Raboso, 65 for Raboso passito and 60 for Verduzzo passito. The DOC was recognised in 1971.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Piave ← main grape of ← 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Related to
- 📍 Veneto, 🍷 Still wine
- Main grapes
- 🍇 Raboso, 🍇 Merlot, 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon, 🍇 Sauvignon Vert
- Wines
- 🍷 Red wine, 🍷 White wine
Frequently asked questions
What is Piave DOC?
A DOC for varietal white and red wines from the plain along the Piave river in the provinces of Treviso and Venice, Veneto.
Which varieties does Piave cover?
Chardonnay, Manzoni Bianco, Tai, Verduzzo, Merlot, Cabernet, Carmenère and Raboso, plus a Rosso blend and the passito wines Verduzzo and Raboso.
What is Piave Raboso like?
Deep ruby, dry, austere and tannic, with at least 6 g/l total acidity and a violet aroma that develops with long ageing.
What to read next
- 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon — A red wine grape from Bordeaux, the most widely planted wine grape in the world.
- 🍷 White wine — Wine made from grape juice without the skins; it can come from pale and even dark berries.
- 🍷 Still wine — Wine without noticeable bubbles: EU category 1, at least 8.5–9 % actual alcohol and no more than 15 % total; red, white, rosé or orange.
- 🍇 Sauvignon Vert — A white grape, Friulano in VIVC (Italy); 2,691 ha in Ukraine (2009); in Collio it gives a dry white wine with a light bitter note.
Similar
📜 Colli Berici · 📜 Lison-Pramaggiore · 📜 Asolo Montello · 📜 Breganze · 📜 Montello Rosso · 📜 Vratsa
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
Sources
- eAmbrosia – EU geographical indications register
- Disciplinare e documento unico DOC Piave, PDO-IT-A0464-AM03 (eAmbrosia)
- Fascicolo tecnico DOC Piave, PDO-IT-A0464 (eAmbrosia)
- Wikidata