Colli di Faenza

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Oldest geological formation: the 'Marnoso-arenacea', a rhythmic alternation of marne and arenaria.
• The 'Spungone': a Pliocene organogenic calcarenite (3.3–3.05 Ma), considered a facies of the Argille azzurre, outcropping in the westernmost foothills.
• The calanchi mark the boundary between the first foothill belt and the true hillside, a defining element of the Romagnolo landscape.

• Post-phylloxera viticulture oriented toward single-variety plantings: Sangiovese on the hills, Ciliegiolo at higher elevations, followed by Cabernet and Merlot.
• Recent winemaking origins: in the late nineteenth century, mixed-variety rows grew at the edges of cereal fields rather than in dedicated vineyards. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Soils derived from marine sedimentary rocks: a rhythmic alternation of marne and arenaria within the 'Marnoso-arenacea' geological formation, the oldest in the Faentino Apennines.
• Stratified soil profile: argillaceous or marnoso soils in the first foothill belt, transitioning to arenaceous soils in the upper hills; calanchi mark the boundary between zones.

• The 'Marnoso-arenacea' formation — a rhythmic alternation of marne and arenaria — is the oldest in the Faentino Apennines and defines the soils of the upper hills where viticulture is concentrated.

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-A0291
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Vini di Romagna