Anagni

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The soils of the area are mainly terra rossa, derived from calcareous formations dating from the Triassic to the Eocene.
• The terra rossa soils originated through the decalcification of calcareous sedimentary rocks and can display highly varied physical characteristics, ranging from heavy clay-silt soils to loose soils with calcareous debris.
• The altitude of vineyards under cultivation ranges from 167 to 500 metres above sea level, with variable slopes and a general aspect oriented toward the west and south-west.
• The climate of the area is transitional temperate, with mean annual rainfall between 1,098 and 1,233 mm and summer aridity or sub-aridity varying from one to two months.
• The mean annual temperature of the area ranges from 13.5 to 15.6°C, with prolonged but not intense cold from November to April and a mean minimum temperature in the coldest month of between 1.3 and 3.3°C.
• The municipal territory of Anagni runs entirely through the Sacco valley, from the Monti Ernici — where it reaches its highest point at 900 metres above sea level on Monte Porciano — to the slopes of the Monti Lepini. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The cultivation of the vine and the production of wine in the Anagni area are attested by the existence of torcularia (wine presses) discovered on agricultural land that was formerly the site of Roman rustic villas.
• Scenes relating to viticulture appear on the façade of Anagni cathedral and in the frescoes of the crypt, and the city's medieval statutes protected vineyards with severe penalties.
• Toward the end of the nineteenth century the principal grape varieties cultivated were Romanesco, Bello, Velletrano, and Biancone among white-berried varieties, while Lagrima, Cesanese, and Tagliaferro stood out among red-berried varieties.
• An eighteenth-century Vatican document attests that the territory of Anagni could supply the city of Rome with wheat, wine, and maize for many months of the year.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-IT-A0765