Casteller

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The zone encompasses 48 wine-growing communes across several valleys in Trentino, yet only approximately 50 hectares of planted vineyard are dedicated to the production of Casteller DOC wine.
• The altitude of vineyard sites eligible for production ranges from 70 to 600 metres above sea level, within a territory classified by ISTAT as entirely mountainous.
• Soils consist predominantly of highly stony calcareous detritus that provides good drainage and aeration, and are found generally on the middle to upper sections of alluvial fans.
• In the Valle di Cembra and in the central Vallagarina, near the basaltic belt of Isera, Mori, and Brentonico, soils with a porphyritic and basaltic geological matrix are found.
• In the Alto Garda area and the lower Valle del Sarca, a sub-Mediterranean climate prevails owing to the moderating influence of Lake Garda, Italy's largest lake basin at 370 km².
• In the sub-Mediterranean area, average rainfall is 900–1,000 mm, concentrated mainly in spring and autumn, following a seasonal distribution with Mediterranean characteristics.

• The name of the appellation derives from the Casteller hill south of Trento and appears for the first time in the Chronicles of the Council of Trento written by Michelangelo Mariani in 1673.
• In 1874 the Istituto Agrario di San Michele all'Adige was established, giving a decisive impetus to viticulture and winemaking in Trentino.
• The permitted grape varieties are Merlot for at least 50%, together with Schiava grossa, Schiava gentile, Lambrusco a foglia frastagliata (Enantio), Lagrein, and Teroldego, individually or in combination for the remaining portion.
• The traditional training systems of the zone are the single pergola, the double pergola, and vertical trellis forms such as Guyot and spur-trained cordon, chosen according to the lie of the land, ease of canopy management, and the producer's winemaking objectives.

• The wine presents a ruby red colour of varying intensity, with a vinous nose showing a pleasant, light fragrance, and a palate that is dry or slightly off-dry or semi-sweet, harmonious, and velvety. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

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-A0748
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Vini del Trentino