Alto Mincio

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Moraine hills of the Garda Amphitheatre, up to 200 m above sea level, with predominantly Pleistocene sediments.
• Loose, permeable moraine deposits ensure marked surface drainage and a water table at 10–30 m depth.
• Climate ranging from humid to sub-humid with summer water deficit, tempered by the presence of Lake Garda.
• Breezes from Lake Garda promote grape quality and generate internal air-circulation patterns.

• Neolithic grape seeds found in the moraine hills attest to viticulture in the upper Mantova area since prehistoric times.
• Virgil, a native of Mantova, mentions Vitis labrusca in the fifth Bucolic, a local viticultural record dating back two thousand years.

• The character of the wines is linked to the moraine soils, the hillside exposure, and the Garda breezes, which influence both fermentation and ageing.
• The sensory profile is described as "balanced" and consistent with the grape varieties employed, with no further aromatic detail specified in the disciplinare.

• The Garda breezes promote grape quality and generate air-circulation patterns that influence the fermentation and ageing of the wines.

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-A1076
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Vini Mantovani