Bianchello del Metauro

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The delimited area encompasses 18 communes between the Adriatic Sea and the Cesana mountains, defined on the basis of the Metauro river basin, which crosses it from west to east.
• The geological materials of the lower hillsides are evenly divided between strongly clayey and arenaceous types, with marlstone and calcareous-marly lithologies also present in areas still covered by woodland.
• In the valley floor, the geological materials consist of loose alluvial deposits of sandy-gravelly composition, associated with third-order river terraces not subject to flooding.
• The elevation of the area ranges from 0 to 650 metres above sea level, with 80% of the delimited surface lying below 300 metres.
• The climate shows mean temperatures of 14°C and rainfall distributed regularly across the seasons, totalling approximately 800 mm per year, while the valley floor is influenced by maritime conditions yet retains a marked annual temperature range.

• Sante Lancerio, wine steward to Pope Paul III, passing through Fano in 1536 described the city as beautiful, if small, and capable of producing good wine.
• In fields cultivated under the sharecropping (mezzadria) system, vine rows were trained onto living trees such as field maples, maples, and mulberries, interspersed with the other crops of the holding.

• The colour is pale straw-yellow with green highlights and great transparency, which, according to the production regulations, further enhances the perceived freshness of the wine.
• The aromas and flavours are delicate, evoking the scent of flowering meadows and linden blossom, with the harmonious and refined character typical of the wine.

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 PDO-IT-A0444
• Official trade body site — Istituto Marchigiano di Tutela Vini (IMT)