Cerveteri
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Ugni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)Malvasia Bianca Di Candia B. — Malvasia (Malvasia Bianca Di Candia)SangioveseMontepulcianoMerlot
Terroir
Natural factors
- The vines are grown between 5 and 400 m a.s.l. on hilly terrain with broad tufo plateaus, with a general westward exposure.
- Mediterranean climate with intense summer aridity lasting 4 months (May–August) and a mean annual temperature between 15.0 and 16.4 °C; mean precipitation between 593 and 811 mm.
Human factors
- Three phases of volcanism (Eocene, Miocene, Quaternary) generated tufi, ignimbrites, and argilliti with marly limestones within the DOC area.
- The vineyards grow between 5 and 400 m a.s.l. on tufo plateaus of the Sabatine system, with a general westward exposure.
Terroir / wine link
- Soils derived from three volcanic phases (Eocene, Miocene, Quaternary) yield tufi, ignimbrites, argille, and alluvial deposits that define the terroir.
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-A0696