Cònero

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Geological substrate of calcareous and Cretaceous rocks, typical of the eastern Apennine belt of the Marche.
• An intermediate band of clayey and sandy soils separates the calcareous promontory from the agricultural pedological landscape of the Marche.
• Pelitic-arenaceous and marly outcroppings of Miocene-Pliocene age shape the internal hilly landscape.
• Mediterranean climate with limited summer humidity; temperatures ranging from 1–2 °C in January to 26–28 °C in July–August; average annual rainfall 775 mm.

• Evidence of viticulture dates back to the 7th century BC: approximately 200 Vitis Vinifera seeds recovered from a Picene tomb at Matelica.
• Pliny mentions the 'Praetorian' wine of Ancona; Apicius describes an 'anconetanum' — red and full-bodied — among the earliest literary references to the area.

• The calcareous and Cretaceous rocks of the Conero, combined with an intermediate clayey-sandy band, enhance the potential of Montepulciano.

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-A0449
• Official trade body site — Istituto Marchigiano di Tutela Vini (IMT)