Capri

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The island of Capri, of calcareous origin, has its lowest section at the centre while the sides are high and largely surrounded by sheer cliffs with numerous caves.
• The island's orography is composed to the west of the slopes of Monte Solaro and to the east of Monte San Michele, with La Croce and Monte Tuoro.
• The island's maximum elevation is 142 metres above sea level, and the total surface area of the territory is 3.97 square kilometres.
• The hypothesis that Capri was once joined to the mainland has been confirmed by the geological analogy linking the island to the Sorrento peninsula.
• The vines are trained, in accordance with traditional viticultural practices, on sun-drenched terraces that drop sharply to the sea, with the terraced plots and slopes of Monte Solaro hosting the vineyards.

• The Emperor Tiberius, a passionate wine lover, resided on Capri for ten years and for this earned himself the nickname Biberio.
• The vineyards producing Falanghina, Biancolella, Greco, and Piedirosso grapes are cultivated on the terraced slopes and on the hillsides of Monte Solaro.

• Capri rosso presents a ruby-red colour of varying intensity, with a vinous and pleasant nose and a dry palate. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• All wines of the appellation, both the reds and the white, display well-balanced chemical and physical characteristics, with the dominant varietal aromas typical of the grape varieties perceptible on both the nose and the palate.

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-A0240