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Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The territory is geologically composed of limestone and cretaceous rocks, geological structures specific to the eastern part of the Marche Apennines.
• The calcareous soils re-emerge along the coastline after an intermediate belt of clay and sandy soils that characterises the pedological and agricultural landscape of the Marche.
• The topography presents a hilly landscape with gentle relief and average elevations of around 200 metres above sea level, shaped by surface waters with Mio-Pliocene pelitic-arenaceous and marly outcrops.
• The climate is Mediterranean, with limited summer humidity and mean monthly temperatures ranging from 1–2°C in January to 26–28°C in July–August, with an average annual rainfall of 775 mm and the wettest months, in the hilly zones, falling in September and October.
• The altimetry of the planted area shows 70% of vineyards lying between 20 and 140 metres above sea level, with an average slope of between 2% and 25% across roughly 80% of the planted surface and a predominantly south-west-facing aspect for 80% of vineyards.

• The discovery at Matelica of approximately 200 grape pips of Vitis vinifera in a seventh-century BC tomb demonstrates that the Piceni were familiar with grapes and wine.
• Pliny described around one hundred vine varieties cultivated in the Picene area and mentioned the Praetorian wine produced in the Ancona zone, while Apicius recorded a wine called anconetanum, red and full-bodied.
• The varietal composition requires Montepulciano for at least 85%, chosen for its suitability for ageing and its ability to improve blends with other grape varieties.
• Montepulciano is trained in vertical-trellis systems, adapts well to short pruning, and buds late, thereby avoiding damage from spring frosts.

• Conero wine is described as dry, savoury, appropriately tannic, and full-bodied.
• Oak ageing of Conero wine contributes to greater softness, creating improved balance and refinement of the aromatic profile.

• The disciplinare links the wine's savoriness, tannic structure, and body to the coarse and often arid soils and to the climate, as well as to the planting layout and training system with a high vine density per hectare.

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