Bianco Capena

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The delimited area covers approximately 7,500 hectares over the hilly terrain lying between the Tiber river valley and the Sabatino Volcanic Complex, north of Rome.
• The soils outcropping in the delimited area derive from three geolithological units: recent alluvium, Sabatino volcanic rocks and terrigenous sedimentary formations.
• The Sabatino volcanic unit includes both tuffaceous-ignimbritic and lava rock types, differentiated by chemical composition, density, cementation and fracturing.
• The altitude of the vine-growing land ranges from 5 to 400 metres above sea level, with an overall westward exposure.
• The area's climate is transitional Mediterranean, with average annual rainfall between 822 and 1110 mm and an average temperature between 13.7 and 15.2°C.

• The Statutes of Castelnuovo di Porto, issued in 1548, contained Chapters regulating the cultivation of the vine and wine production, with penalties for offenders.
• The grape varieties suited to production are those traditionally grown in the area: Malvasia di Candia, Malvasia del Lazio, Trebbiano toscano and Trebbiano giallo.

• Bianco Capena is a fresh, well-balanced wine, straw yellow in colour of varying intensity, with a slightly aromatic nose showing floral and fruity notes.
• On the palate the wine shows normal acidity, barely perceptible bitterness, little astringency and good structure, elements that contribute to its overall balance.

• A climate with adequate summer rainfall and not very pronounced aridity, combined with good average temperatures and excellent sunshine, allows the grapes to ripen fully, contributing to the wine's organoleptic character.

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

All appellations in Italy

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0694