Canelli

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Marine sedimentary soils of Tertiary origin: arenaceous-marnosi, marne, argille, and calcare deposits, free of outcropping rock.
• Temperate-continental Padane climate: heat summation ST10 = 2,200 degree-days, rainfall 900 mm/year over 120 rain days.
• Area between the Tanaro and Bormida rivers, Belbo valley, elevations 165–500 m; hilly orography with peaks of 300–500 m ensures ventilation and drainage. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Cultivation of Moscato documented in Canelli from 1344 (Municipal Statutes); modern techniques refined from the late nineteenth century.
• Pruning exclusively by guyot with a fruiting cane of 8–10 buds; vertical shoot-positioned trellis training with manual harvesting.

• An aromatic profile articulated across three registers: floral (acacia, wildflowers), fruity (apricot, peach, russet apple), and citrus-honeyed; in the Riserva, balsamic notes (sage, lemon balm, thyme) and candied fruit evolve alongside hints of hydrocarbons or sweet spices such as saffron.
• Sweet in taste, with a minimum total acidity of 4.5 g/l balanced against the residual sugar component; developed alcohol between 4.50% and 6.50%, with possible light spritz and overpressure up to 2.5 bar at 20°C.

• Tertiary marne-calcare soils, poor and of low fertility, promote controlled vine vigour and enhance the synthesis of terpenols (linalool) in Moscato Bianco.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-02810
• Official trade body site — Consorzio per la tutela dell'Asti