Capriano del Colle

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The production area lies on a plateau formed by the accumulation of debris and clay layers carried down by glaciers, on the Po Plain south of Brescia.
• Monte Netto forms a promontory that rises sharply from the plain, south of the city of Brescia, in the territories of Capriano del Colle and Poncarale.
• Monte Netto, without access to irrigation water, has predominantly clay soils and an agricultural character typical of a hillside zone.
• The soils of the zone are generally clayey and free of limestone, with the exception of part of the Poncarale commune area, and benefit from excellent sun exposure.
• The slopes of Monte Netto are not particularly steep, and the summit presents a false flat, characteristics that give good grounds for optimism about the continuity of a viticulture that can be increasingly mechanised.

• Vine cultivation was widespread even in soils not entirely suited to it, because wine was considered an aid in the fight against pellagra, a serious affliction of the area.
• After phylloxera, the hybrid Clinton became widespread; in this zone it produced very high alcohol levels thanks to the favourable pedological and environmental conditions, before the restoration of a quality viticulture.
• The first description of the Marzemino variety, locally known as Berzemino, is attributed to the agronomist Agostino Gallo, a resident of the Borgo di Poncarale from 1548, in his compendium on the days of true agriculture.

• On the nose, Capriano del Colle Bianco is delicate and pleasant, moderately intense, gently floral and fruity with a hint of ripe apple; on the palate it is dry, slightly tart in its youth.
• Capriano del Colle Rosso has a broad, vinous, and characteristic bouquet, while the palate is fresh, savoury, dry, and harmonious, balanced, soft, and of medium structure; the Riserva, by contrast, shows a complex bouquet and a broad, enveloping palate with well-judged tannins.

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-A1124
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Montenetto