Conegliano Valdobbiadene - Prosecco

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The hills are elongated in a 'ridge-and-furrow' (cordonata) pattern running east–west, and are composed of soils formed from sandstones and marls over a carbonate bedrock.
• The climate is temperate, and the diurnal temperature variation builds an aromatic and acidic charge that imparts vinous and floral notes to the wine.
• The hills are very steep and have been shaped by hand over the centuries.
• The production zone lies in the hills of the upper province of Treviso, at altitudes ranging from 150 to 350 metres above sea level. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• The Cartizze microarea of Valdobbiadene constitutes a sub-zone whose grapes may be designated as Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The first written record of Prosecco cultivation on these hills dates to 1772, in the Giornale d'Italia, by the Conegliano nobleman Francesco Maria Malvolti.

• The sandstone and marl soils over a carbonate bedrock impart very intense and refined aromatic notes to the grapes, as well as a pronounced minerality.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0515
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela del Vino Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco