Buttafuoco dell'Oltrepò Pavese

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Dominant soils of Messinian age (Miocene epoch): pale yellow marne with calcareous lenses, in the communes of Montescano, Castana, Canneto Pavese, Pietra de' Giorgi, and Cigognola.
• Terraced alluvial deposits along the foothill belt from Broni to Stradella: loose clastic sediments of heterogeneous grain size, forming the transition zone between plain and hill.
• A zone of complex lithology (arenarie, marne, limestone, argille, and gypsiferous conglomerates) outcropping between Pietra de' Giorgi, Montescano, Broni, and Stradella.
• Pre-Apennine orography with valleys oriented south to north; mean annual solar radiation between 2,250 and 3,000 MJ/m² on the hillside slopes.

• Bright ruby red in color with violet highlights, with prickle and foam in the frizzante version. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Penetrating bouquet with notes of liquorice and blackcurrant jam; full-bodied, round, and robust on the palate. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Messinian-dominant soils (yellow marne with calcareous lenses) in the core communes of the DOC favor wines of structure and body.

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-A0978
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vini Oltrepo Pavese