Costa Etrusco Romana

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The territory is marked by three phases of volcanism dating respectively to the Eocene, the Miocene, and the Quaternary, which gave rise to three sectors with distinct morphological characteristics and consequently three soil types.
• Several summits, almost all of trachytic composition, represent the geologically oldest and highest points, with elevations that can occasionally exceed 600 metres above sea level, such as Monte delle Grazie, Monte della Frombola, and Monte Sassicari.
• Vineyards are situated at altitudes ranging from 2 to 567 metres above sea level, with variable slopes and a general aspect oriented toward the west and south-west.
• The climate is of a transitional Mediterranean type, with mean annual rainfall between 810 and 940 mm and summer drought in June, July, and August, with precipitation ranging from 73 to 123 mm.
• Along the coastline, which is of alluvial origin, soils derived from ancient dunes and consolidated coastal sand dunes are present, alongside volcanic deposits such as pyroclastics and black and red pozzolana.

• Martial mentions the vino caeretanus as excellent and comparable to aged Setinum, while Columella celebrates ancient Cere for its exquisite wine.
• The statute of the city of Civitavecchia, issued in 1451, contained twenty chapters regulating the production and trade of wine, including the timing of the harvest and the penalties for those who damaged the vineyards.
• The Jacini Survey of 1883 records increases in vineyard area in the commune of Cerveteri, where the principal varieties were Uva Grassa, Buccia dura, Verdello, Spagnuola, and Procanico, and in the commune of Tolfa with Pergolese and Aleatico.

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-A0768