Atina

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Calcareous-marly hillside soils with abundant skeletal content, rich in calcium carbonate and clay fractions.
• Valley floors with alluvial and sedimentary soils: arenaria, marly limestones, and yellowish marne with a silty texture.
• Vineyards from 70 to 600 m a.s.l., with a general west-southwest aspect. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Temperate climate with abundant rainfall (1,234–1,606 mm/year) and mild summer drought (123–160 mm in July–August).
• Harsh cold winters: mean temperature below 10 °C for 4–5 months, with the coldest month's minimum between 0.1 and 2.9 °C. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Calcareous-marly soils rich in calcium carbonate with clay fractions on the hillsides, alluvial-silty soils on the plains: the parent rock imparts a direct and unmistakable imprint on the wine.

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-A0692
• Official trade body site — Consorzio per la tutela dei vini DOP Atina