Aleatico di Puglia

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Soils of 'red earths' derived from the dissolution of calcareous rocks, rich in iron and aluminum oxides, with high potassium content.
• Karst subsoil: the action of water on calcare has created ravines, ridges, and 'vore' (sinkholes).
• Clayey and silty-clay soils with skeleton content up to 60% of constituents, dark surface horizons due to organic matter.
• Vineyards between 200 and 700 m above sea level, predominantly east and south-east facing, with variable slope gradients.
• Hot, arid climate with annual rainfall of 400–800 mm, concentrated 70% in autumn and winter; growing season nearly arid (~300 mm).

• alberello cultivation introduced by the Greeks, a system that has remained the most widespread in Puglia. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• The vine and wine have been tied to Pugliese culture since before the Greek colonization (8th century BC).

• Red earths over karst calcare: rich in potassium and low in organic matter, a privileged substrate for high-quality white wine grapes.

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-A0540