Cerasuolo di Vittoria

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Predominantly calcareous geology: Miocene calcarenites overlain by loose Pleistocene deposits. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Sandy and clay-sandy formations are also present, with subordinate calcarenitic layers. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• The zone is bounded to the north by the Monti Erei, to the south by the Mediterranean, to the east by the Monti Iblei, and to the west by the hills of Caltanissetta. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Three altimetric macro-zones: coastal zone 0–200 m, mid-hillside 200–350 m, upper hillside above 350 m a.s.l. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Total area of the production zone: approximately 124,500 hectares in south-eastern Sicilia. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Predominantly calcareous soils (Miocene calcareniti) together with sandy and clay-sandy formations characterize Cerasuolo di Vittoria.

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

Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0773
• Official trade body site — Consorzio di tutela Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG e Vittoria DOC