Corti Benedettine del Padovano

Italy · DOP · Veneto · 1 commune(s)

Styles

Natural factors

Alluvial plain shaped by the Po, Adige, Bacchiglione, and Brenta rivers: soils ranging from clayey to sandy, with loamy intermediate textures.
Soils with a high silt content relative to non-alluvial zones, rich in organic matter and mineral salts.
Temperate Mediterranean climate; hot summers, mild winters; abundant water availability due to proximity to the rivers.
The 'baulatura' technique: soils mounded in a ridge-and-furrow profile to aid drainage, with rows oriented north–south for maximum sun exposure.

Human factors

From the 12th century, Benedictine monks reclaimed marshy land and shaped the fields using the 'baulatura' method to promote drainage and orient the vine rows north–south. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
Historic indigenous varieties present include: Raboso Piave, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Tai (Tocai friulano), and Moscati.

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