Aversa
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- Homogeneous pyroclastic plain north of the Campi Flegrei, entirely flat, ranging in elevation from 10 m (Villa Literno) to 101 m above sea level (Qualiano).
- Three-layered volcanic soils: loose pozzolane (down to 12 m), pseudo-lithoid tufo (down to 21 m), and sandy cineritic material at depth.
- Materials attributable to two Phlaegrean periods: tufo giallo and pozzolane at the surface, grey tufo at depth.
- Trachytic alkaline mineral composition, classifiable within the potassic magmatic associations of the Campi Flegrei.
- Mediterranean climate with mean annual rainfall of 702 mm, 60% of which is concentrated in autumn and winter; vineyards predominantly south-facing.
Human factors
- Pyroclastic volcanic soils (pozzolane, tufo giallo, tufo grigio) derived from the Campi Flegrei, Roccamonfina, and Somma-Vesuvio volcanic complexes.
Terroir / wine link
- Pyroclastic volcanic soils (pozzolane, tufo giallo, tufo grigio) from the Campi Flegrei, Roccamonfina, and Somma-Vesuvio shape the terroir of Asprinio.
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-A0238
- Official trade body site — VITICA - Consorzio Tutela Vini Caserta