Bettona

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The territory lies on the slopes of Monte Martano, at an altitude of between 200 and 500 metres above sea level, within the east–west hill belt of the area.
• The geo-pedological structure is predominantly sandstone and argillaceous-calcareous, with variable depth and skeleton content, in a zone where olive groves, coppice-with-standards woodland, and vines are abundant.
• The vine is grown mainly on the flat terrain over terraced alluvial deposits and, to a lesser extent, on the Miocene hills overlooking the Pianura Umbra up to approximately 270 metres above sea level.
• The soils are moderately deep, with medium or medium-fine texture, well aerated, and with a moderate organic-matter content, classifiable as Inceptisols according to the Soil Survey Staff classification of 2010.
• The decade 1991–2010 recorded mean annual rainfall of 937.1 mm, above the centennial average of 897.54 mm, owing principally to an increase in winter precipitation, while 2010 proved one of the wettest years of the century with cumulative peaks of 1,300 mm.
• The commune of Bettona falls within climatic classification zone E, with a value of 2,149 degree-days. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• At the beginning of the twentieth century, several estates in the Bettona area had introduced varieties from Alsace such as Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon in order to improve wines obtained from Sangiovese, Canaiolo, and Ciliegiolo.
• Training systems have been updated over time, converting Guyot-trained plantings to short spur-trained cordon, with a planting density increased to up to 5,000 vines per hectare.
• Carbonic maceration, with its variables of temperature and duration, has been introduced in the cellar for the production of the Novello di Bettona.

• Thanks to wholly distinctive edaphic conditions, combined with up to 15 hours of sun exposure during the summer period, the grapes attain levels of ripeness that determine sugar concentration and positively influence colouring and aromatic compounds.

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

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Sources

• Regional grape register (PDF) — umbria
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-IT-A0853