Aglianico del Taburno

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The production zone is hilly, with elevations ranging from 200 to 650 metres above sea level, and encompasses communes such as Apollosa, Bonea, Foglianise, Montesarchio, Paupisi, Torrecuso, and Ponte.
• The soils of the area are typical regosols, with a predominant substrate consisting of soft rocks such as sandstones, clays, and calcarenites.
• The lithological formations on which the soils develop include Mesozoic–Tertiary carbonate sediments such as dolomites, dolomitic limestones, and limestones, as well as Tertiary terrigenous sediments and Quaternary clastic and pyroclastic deposits.
• Immediately beneath the worked surface horizon there is often a slowly draining horizon, which constitutes the principal limitation on land use across the appellation area.
• The climate in the valley floors is mild, with rainfall of around 1,000 mm per year, while at higher elevations winters are colder and annual rainfall can reach 1,400 mm.
• Periods of drought are recorded lasting up to a maximum of two months, between mid-June and mid-August, in the lower-altitude zones, diminishing to minimal in the higher-altitude areas.

• Viticulture in the province of Benevento has ancient origins dating back to the second century BC, as attested by archaeological finds in the area.
• At Dugenta, a substantial deposit was uncovered together with a kiln used for the production of amphorae employed for the storage and trade of wine in the Roman era.
• The bush-trained, radial-spur form of vine training (raggiera), adopted in nearly all historic vineyards with wide spacing, has been largely replaced by trellis systems such as Guyot, cordon-trained spur-pruned, and hanging curtain.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0277
• Official trade body site — Sannio Consorzio Tutela Vini