Colli di Conegliano
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Manzoni Bianco B. — Incrocio Manzoni 6.0.13 B. (Manzoni Bianco)Pinot BlancChardonnayCabernet-FrancCabernet-SauvignonMarzemino N. — Berzemino (Marzemino)MerlotGleraVerdeca B. (Lagorthi)Verdicchio Bianco B. — Verdicchio (Verdicchio Bianco)SauvignonRiesling (Riesling Weiss)Incrocio Manzoni
Terroir
Natural factors
- Hillside soils with a predominantly alluvial matrix (fluvial or lacustrine) with glacial morenal skeleton that ensures drainage.
- Geological origin traceable to the Alpine orogeny: the uplift of a Cretaceous marine platform, subsequently shaped by erosion and successive glaciations.
- At Refrontolo and Fregona, fresh and dry air currents allow the natural appassimento of the grapes, the basis of the two passito wines of the DOCG. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
Human factors
- From 1282, the Coneglianesi Statutes document the vocation for white wines; the Venetian ducali of 1431 and 1491 attest to the appreciation of the wine of Feletto at the court of the Doges. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
- In 1769 the Accademia dell'Agricoltura di Conegliano was founded to study local grape varieties, including the «Prosecche» (today Glera) and Marzemini, already mentioned by Agostinetti in 1679.
Terroir / wine link
- Fresh and dry air currents at Refrontolo and Fregona allow the natural appassimento of the grapes for the two passito wines of the denomination. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
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-A0453
- Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vini Colli di Conegliano DOCG