Capalbio

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The territory consists of low to mid-elevation hills with moderate to steep gradients, on soils of calcareous, anhydritic, and gypseous origin, at a mean elevation of 128 metres above sea level and with an average slope of 11%.
• To the south of Capalbio, low-lying terraces and platforms with gentle gradients are found on alluvial deposits of mixed grain size and sandy marine sediments, at a mean elevation of 97 metres above sea level and an average slope of 2%.
• The climate is Mediterranean in character, with mild temperatures and rainfall concentrated mainly in the autumn and winter months, peaking between late October and early December, while aridity extends into spring and is often most pronounced during the summer months.
• Mean temperature stands at around 15.2 °C, annual rainfall at around 690 millimetres, and the Huglin bioclimatic index ranges between 2,300 and 2,500 units.
• In spring, scirocco and libeccio winds blow, carrying a significant salt load in areas closest to the sea, while in summer the Maestrale blows and, though it originates over the sea, is dry and effectively moderates temperatures.

• Evidence of viticulture dates back to the Etruscan, Greek, and Roman periods, with pithoi discovered near Marsiliana that served as vessels for collecting wine obtained from the pressing of grapes.
• The controlled designation of origin for Capalbio wines was granted by ministerial decree on 21 May 1999, following the use during the 1980s of a transitional geographical indication authorised by the Ministry of Agriculture.
• The Vin Santo style is produced using the traditional appassimento technique applied mainly to white-berried grapes, with Trebbiano toscano accounting for at least 50%, after which the wine is preserved and aged in traditional small barrels (caratelli).

• The red wines display a ruby red colour of good intensity with violet highlights in young wines, gradually shifting towards garnet in more mature examples.
• In the Rosso Riserva style the colour tends towards an intense ruby red with more or less pronounced violet highlights, turning to garnet with aging, while on the palate the sensations of length, body, and volume become more expansive.
• The Vin Santo style presents a colour ranging from golden yellow to deep amber, a rich and complex nose with notes of ripe fruit, raisins, and candied fruit, and on the palate conveys velvety, rounded sensations.
• White wines with a Vermentino component are straw yellow in colour, of varying intensity, sometimes with greenish highlights, with intense aromas recalling white-fleshed fruits and flowers, and on the palate are drier and more savoury.

• The Maestrale, although it originates over the sea, is dry and blows during the warmest hours of the day even in the spring and summer season, contributing to the regulation of temperatures and creating conditions unfavourable to parasitic diseases.

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-A1379
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vini Maremma Toscana