Colli della Sabina

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Pedogenized tufi of volcanic origin, derived from the Sabatino and Vicano volcanic complexes, enrich the pedological variability of the zone.
• Massive calcare and chert outcrop in the areas bordering the Monti Sabini, together with blue-grey argille and marine marne grigie.
• Vineyard altitude ranges from 19 to 600 m a.s.l., with predominantly west- and south-facing exposures.
• Temperate climate with summer aridity (73–133 mm in June–August) and a mean annual temperature between 13.8 and 15.6 °C.

• A donation dated 941 AD of land and vineyards to the Abbot of Farfa constitutes the earliest dated medieval attestation of viticulture in the zone.

• Complex soils: yellow sands, grey argille, calcarenites, pedogenized tufi (Sabatino and Vicano complexes), and massive calcari toward the Monti Sabini.

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-A0702