Carema

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Vineyards on morainic rocks on the border with Val d'Aosta, at altitudes between 350 and 700 m on Monte Maletto.
• Subsoil of basic eclogites smoothed by the Pleistocene glacier, outcropping beneath the pergola-trained vineyards. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Dry-stone terraces with walls (topion) and stone pillars that accumulate solar heat and release it to the vines at night.
• Pergola with chestnut support crossbeams; the canes are tied to withstand the strong valley winds.

• Nebbiolo vinified in the local clones Picutener and Prugnet, trained on pergola with chestnut crossbeams and canes tied to withstand the strong valley winds.

• Nebbiolo in the local clones Picutener and Prugnet: ruby red with garnet or orange reflections, notes of spice (cinnamon, nutmeg), spirit-preserved fruit, and dried flowers.
• A 'rare and captivating' wine from late-harvested grapes, gathered when the first mists envelop the rows on the border with Val d'Aosta.

• The dry-stone walls (topion) and stone pillars capture sunlight and release it to the vines at night, moderating thermal variation on morainic rocks between 350 and 700 m.

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

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A1084
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vini DOC Caluso, Carema e Canavese