C 31/16
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
21.1.2022
OTHER ACTS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to a product specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (2022/C 31/10)
This communication is published in accordance with Article 17(5) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (1).
COMMUNICATING THE APPROVAL OF A STANDARD AMENDMENT
‘Barbera d’Alba’ PDO-IT-A1068-AM04 Date of communication: 21 October 2021 DESCRIPTION OF AND REASONS FOR THE APPROVED AMENDMENT 1.
Barbera d’Alba - designated as being from the Castellinaldo subarea The defined geographical area for the ‘Barbera d’Alba’ PDO includes a subarea called ‘Castellinando’.
This area with unique characteristics has traditionally been known to be particularly suited to winegrowing and has been included in the specification for ‘Barbera d’Alba’ from the outset, so much so that wine bearing the name ‘Barbera Castellinaldo’ has been produced in this area since the early 20th century.
In the 1990s, the producers came together to form an association with a view to establishing more restrictive rules than those which apply for the wines covered by the PDO.
The Castellinaldo subarea has been expressly defined.
It includes the municipality of Castellinaldo d’Alba and part of the municipalities of Vezza d’Alba, Canale, Priocca, Magliano Alfieri, Castagnito and Guarene in Cuneo province.
The rules for the Castellinaldo subarea are set out at the end of the specification for ‘Barbera d’Alba’, with more restrictive conditions intended to highlight its unique characteristics.
The soil is not as sandy and the land is more similar to that which lies right of the River Tanaro.
In terms of relief, the hills are much gentler than in the rest of the area covered by the PDO.
The soil is less sandy but the presence of clay makes up for that (Marne di Sant’Agata, fossil layer, Upper Tortonian).
The subarea represents around 20 % of the area eligible for the ‘Barbera d’Alba’ PDO, equivalent to a potential area of 207 hectares with a potential output of some 1 837 000 bottles.
The amendments concern Articles 1 and 9 of the general specification for the PDO (the rules for the Castellinaldo subarea and the section on the link, respectively), as well as the following sections: 4.
Description of the wine(s); 5.
Wine-making practices; 5.1 Specific oenological practices and 5.2 Maximum yields; 6.
Grape production area; 8.
Link with the environment.
2.
Grape production area — To improve clarity, the description in the specification of the production area for the Barbera d’Alba PDO grapes has been reworded to include more details.
This is because the existing description was too general.
This is a clerical amendment that does not entail any change to the demarcation of the geographical area. — The boundaries of the Castellinaldo grape production subarea within the ‘Barbera d’Alba’ PDO area have also been described.
(1) OJ L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 2.