Amelia

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Soils divided into two facies: marine (sandy clays, yellowish sands, conglomerates) to the south-west and lacustrine (sandy-clayey) to the north-east.
• Presence of volcanic soils featuring stratified tufo, pumice, ash and lapilli across an area of approximately 5 km² between Lugnano in Teverina and Giove, correlatable with the tufi of Orvieto.
• The north-eastern lacustrine deposits belong to the Lago Tiberino, characteristic of the intensively cultivated viticultural zones of Umbria.
• Vineyards situated between 50 and 400 m above sea level, with slopes ranging from 1% to 16%; rainfall peaks in autumn, accounting for approximately 35% of the annual total.

• Viticulture documented since antiquity: Virgil, in the Georgics, describes the local practice of tying vine shoots to willow branches.

• Between Lugnano in Teverina and Giove, across approximately 5 km², stratified tufo outcrops alternate with pumice, ash and lapilli correlatable with the tufi of Orvieto.

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-A0835