Biferno
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- Dominant substrate: Paleogene marly-calcareous formations and Miocene arenaceous-marly formations.
- The 'Argille Varicolori' complex outcrops in the middle and upper valleys of the Trigno and Biferno rivers, between Larino and Campobasso.
- Coastal strip with argillaceous and sandy-conglomeratic Plio-Pleistocene sediments along the Montenero di Bisaccia–Guglionesi–Ururi alignment.
- Mediterranean climate: ~60% of precipitation concentrated in autumn–winter; mean annual temperature between 13.5 and 14.8 °C.
Human factors
- Viticulture documented as far back as the Greek era with the wine known as 'Paetrutianum'; Pliny mentions a local vine variety called 'pumula'. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Substrate formed by Paleogene marly-calcareous formations and by Miocene arenaceous and marly-arenaceous formations.
Terroir / wine link
- Calcareous-marly (Paleogene) and arenaceous-marly (Miocene) substrate characterizes the soils of the Biferno DOC.
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-A0674