Alto Livenza

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Gravelly soils originating from Alpine and pre-Alpine glacial alluvial deposits, with a subsoil consisting predominantly of gravels.
• Moving southward, the gravelly deposits gradually give way to soils with increasing proportions of sand.
• Temperate climate owing to the dual protection of the karst and Dolomitic mountains to the north and the Adriatic Sea to the south.
• A flat zone straddling Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia, traversed in its upper reaches by the river Livenza.

• The river Livenza, navigable since Roman times, served as a transit route for wines from the hillside zones toward the markets of Venezia and Germany.

• Young reds: ruby with violet highlights, aromas of red fruits with hints of vanilla, softness, and gentle tannins.
• Whites: yellow with greenish reflections through to deep yellow, aromatic complexity, savouriness, and a fresh, lively finish.

• Gravelly soils derived from glacial and fluvial alluvial deposits impart to the reds a good sugar-to-acidity balance and savouriness.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-IT-A0864