Bergamasca

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Foothill zone bounded by the rivers Adda and Oglio, with eluvial soils derived from Cretaceous parent rock.
• Hill geological formations include the Selcifero Lombardo, Maiolica di Bruntino, Arenaria di Sarnico, Pietra di Credaro, and alluvial deposits.
• To the northwest of Bergamo, schistose-clay soils predominate; eastward toward Lake Iseo, argillo-calcareous formations dominate.
• Three distinct climatic zones: the western hills, the eastern hills, and the valley of Trescore Balneario, with heat summations ranging from 3,470 to 3,570 degree-days.
• Mean annual rainfall of 1,100–1,200 mm through the late 1990s, with a significant reduction recorded from 2003 onward.

• As early as the eleventh century, nearly four-fifths of the cultivated land in the Bergamo area was planted to vine, with vineyard parcels valued at twice the rate of other land.

• Northwest hills of Bergamo: schistose-clay soils; eastern belt extending to Lake Iseo: argillo-calcareous formations.

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-A1369
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Valcalepio