Bianchello del Metauro
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- Delimited zone within the Metauro river basin, between the Cesano river (southern boundary) and the Arzilla river (northern boundary), spanning 18 communes.
- The geology of the lower hillsides is divided between strongly clayey and arenaceous lithotypes, with the presence of marls and marly limestones.
- A climate without extreme values: mean temperature 14 °C, rainfall approximately 800 mm per year with a regular seasonal distribution; valley floors show high annual thermal variation.
Human factors
- The earliest written record of local wine: Sante Lancerio, wine steward to Pope Paul III, wrote in 1536 at Fano that it was «a beautiful city, though small, that produces good wine».
Product characteristics
- Straw-yellow in appearance; delicate and characteristic on the nose; dry, fresh, and harmonious on the palate. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
- A wine for early drinking that, in its finest expressions, reveals a subtle personality. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
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-A0444
- Official trade body site — Istituto Marchigiano di Tutela Vini (IMT)