Breganze

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The area lies within an amphitheatre-shaped basin between the Astico and Brenta rivers, with its northern boundary bordering the slopes of the Altopiano di Asiago and descending toward the Vicenza plain.
• In the north-western portion of the area, effusive rocks are widespread, consisting of basalts and basaltic tuffs characterised by a high calcium carbonate content in the matrix.
• In the northern and north-eastern parts, sedimentary rocks consisting of sandstones and limestones are present, while along the southern edge of the hills and in the easternmost portion blue marls and marly sandstone layers are found.
• The microclimate is favourable to viticulture, with warm but not oppressive summers and relatively cold winters, and annual rainfall of between 800 and 1,100 mm distributed across two peaks in autumn and spring.
• The relatively gentle topography of the area ensures good levels of solar radiation.

• In 1295 the Codice Vineale — also known as the Codice Vignale or Statuti di Bassano — was drawn up in Bassano; composed of 345 articles, many of which concern the harvest, winemaking, and the declaration of grapes and wine.
• During the medieval period, vines were trained low on the hillsides, producing predominantly high-alcohol white wines, while on the plain they were trained high against living or dead supports, producing red wines.

• Vespaiolo wine presents a straw-yellow colour with greenish highlights in youth, an elegant bouquet of flowers such as acacia and of citrus fruit, and a natural acidity on the palate.
• Torcolato, produced from dried (appassimento) Vespaiola grapes, has a deep golden-yellow colour, fragrances of honey and raisins, and a sweet-yet-not-sweet, harmonious, velvety, full and rounded palate.
• The red wines of the appellation display a colour ranging from ruby red to brick red through to garnet with ageing, with a high but well-balanced alcohol content and polyphenolic structure.

• Low summer rainfall limits water availability and restrains the vegetative development of the vines, making it possible to obtain loose, healthy bunches that yield concentrated wines with intense structure and body.

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-A0439
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vini DOC Breganze