Collina del Milanese

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Isolated hill rising from the Po Plain, south of Milan, averaging 75 m in elevation with slopes exceeding 30%, extending 7 km east–west and approximately 2 km in width.
• Soils composed of more than 90% ancient, down-faulted fluvioglacial terraces; fine fluvial sediments to the south; recent alluvial deposits in the lower areas, crossed by the Cavo Nerone.
• Po Plain climate with annual rainfall of 700–800 mm; minima in summer and winter, maxima in spring and autumn.
• The southern slope features elongated valleys oriented toward the Po, shaped by direct erosion; the northern slope facing the Lambro has a more uniform profile.

• Recognized as an IGT in 1995 by Ministerial Decree of 18 November 1995, published in the Official Gazette no. 285 of 6 December 1995.

• The denomination's red wines display well-balanced physico-chemical characteristics, with an organoleptic profile that is typified by and expressive of the hillside geographic environment.

• The hill rises 75 m above the Po Plain with slopes exceeding 30%, resting on fluvioglacial materials and alluvial sediments that define the pedological landscape.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-IT-A1053
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Volontario Vino DOC San Colombano