Calabria

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The area is entirely occupied by Pliocene sediments resting on a Paleozoic crystalline basement, with localised Miocene conglomerate outcrops that, on the right-hand stratigraphic side of the Stilaro, are overlain by the variegated clays formation.
• The regional relief is dominated by the Pollino massif and the Catena Costiera to the north, by the Sila massif in a more easterly but still northern position, and further south by the Serre range, with Monte Pecoraro at 1,427 metres, and by the Aspromonte massif.
• On the hilly landforms, which account for the greater part of the territory, sandy or conglomerate formations prevail, with soils ranging from shallow to moderately deep, evidence of hydromorphism within 50 cm, and a moderate presence of soluble salts.
• On the ancient fluvial terraces, strongly weathered soils are found with an argillic accumulation horizon, moderately deep, of medium texture and slightly acidic reaction.
• The climate is warm temperate, with rainfall concentrated mainly in autumn and winter, peaking between October and December and at its lowest in July and August, with a pronounced summer water deficit.

• The Calabrian winemaking tradition can be traced back to contact with the Greek peoples during the first millennium BC.
• The cultivation of the vine in the middle and upper hill zones was already present in very ancient times, introduced by the colonisers of Magna Graecia.

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 PGI-IT-A0637