Alba
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- Roero (syn. Tanaro): fossiliferous marly sands, sandy or sandy-silty texture, relatively younger soils.
- The Tanaro divides the zone: Roero on the orographic left bank, Langhe on the orographic right bank; Alba is considered the capital of the Albese.
- The wine's characteristics vary according to soil, slope position, aspect, altitude, and viticultural technique.
Human factors
- Alba DOC is born from the blending of Nebbiolo and Barbera, the two principal grape varieties of the Albese, adapted to the vineyard and the winemaking objective.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Sources
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A1063
- Official trade body site — Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Dogliani