Colli del Trasimeno

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The marine-origin parent materials include the Macigno sandstone formation dating from the Miocene–Paleocene, present on the hills above Borghetto, Tuoro, Passignano, Magione, Paciano, and Piegaro.
• At the western edge of the appellation, near Rengone, Porto, Laviano, and Città della Pieve, sands with argillaceous and conglomeratic lenses of deltaic, coastal, and brackish origin dating from the Pliocene are found.
• In the lower Pleistocene lacustrine sediments, clay soils predominate at higher or peripheral elevations, while sandy soils predominate at lower altitudes.
• Areas with slopes below 5%, accounting for roughly one-third of the territory, are underlain by alluvial, colluvial, and fluvio-lacustrine deposits as well as Pleistocene sediments.
• The sandstone hills of Tuoro, Passignano, Panicale, Paciano, and Piegaro are rugged, with more than half the territory characterised by slopes of between 30 and 60%.
• The climate of the area is generally defined as sub-humid, with moderate summer water deficit and, in some locations, a winter water surplus.

• In 1252 the municipality of Perugia promoted the planting of vines in what is now the Castiglione del Lago territory, marking a turning point for viticulture in the Trasimeno area.
• In the fourteenth century the vine was trained in rows but cultivated in mixed cropping alongside cereals and legumes, while the dedicated vineyard was rare or non-existent.

• For the red wines, fermentation in contact with the skins and repeated punch-downs to extract colour fully yield wines with a pronounced and well-balanced sensory profile.
• Control of malolactic fermentation and, for certain wine types, maturation in wood followed by bottle finishing enrich the wines with spicy aromas that harmonise with the floral and fruity character of the grapes.

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-A0839
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vini Trasimeno