Colline Savonesi

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The hillside lithological substrates include sandy turbidites with coarse loam soils having an acid to slightly acid reaction.
• Also present are calcareous-marly turbidites with fine loam soils having a neutral to slightly alkaline reaction, as well as limestones with coarse loam soils.
• There are additionally argillaceous turbidites with fine-textured soils having a slightly alkaline to alkaline reaction.
• The vineyards are situated between 0 and 800 metres above sea level, predominantly between 400 and 600 metres, with slopes of between 20 and 50% and a predominantly east-south-east aspect.
• The mean temperature of the area is approximately 13°C, with a Huglin heliothermal index of around 1,850°C and mean annual rainfall of approximately 1,020 mm, peaking in April (210 mm) and at its lowest in July (11 mm).

• Vine cultivation was introduced and spread by sailors and merchants who, from the early Middle Ages onward, brought grape varieties from other territories and taught the techniques of terraced cultivation with dry-stone walls.
• The ampelographic base includes varieties such as Lumassina, found almost exclusively in this zone, and the traditional high-trained pergola system (alberata alta) characteristic of Lumassina vineyards still survives.

• The resulting wines display good acidity, vibrant colour, fine and delicate aromas, and a fresh, harmonious palate, all characteristics attributable to the growing environment.
• These are wines not intended for ageing, as the terroir imparts flavours of Mediterranean aromatics and hints of the sea.

• The particularly loose character of the soils, which are mostly free-draining and sandy, gives the wines characteristics of freshness and sapidity.

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 PGI-IT-A0362
• Official trade body site — Vite in Riviera — Consorzio tutela DOP/IGP Levante ligure