Costa Toscana
Styles
Principal grape varieties
AbruscoForsellina N. (Albana Bianca)Albarola B. (Albarola)AléaticoAlicante Henri BouschetGrenache (Garnacha Tinta)Ancellotta N. (Ancellotta)Ansonica B. (Ansonica)Barbera N. (Barbera Nera)BarsaglinaBianconeBonamicoBracciola NeraCabernet-FrancCabernet-SauvignonCalabresePelaverga N. (Pelaverga)Vernaccia Di San Gimignano B. (Vernaccia Di San Gimignano)Canaiolo Nero N. (Canaiolo Nero)Canina Nera N. (Canina Nera)CarignanCarmenèreCesanese Di Affile (Cesanese D'Affile)ChardonnayCiliegiolo N. (Ciliegiolo)Clairette (Clairette Blanche)Colombana NeraDurella B. (Durella)FianoFoglia TondaGamayGrechetto B. (Pignoletto)Greco (Greco Bianco Di Tufo)Groppello Di Santo StefanoGroppello GentileIncrocio Bruni 54 (Bruni 54)Lambrusco Maestri N. (Lambrusco Maestri)Livornese Bianca (Rollo)CotMalvasia Bianca Di Candia B. (Malvasia Bianca Di Candia)Malvasia Bianca Lunga B. (Malvasia Bianca Lunga)Malvasia Istriana B. (Malvasia Istriana)Malvasía (Malvasia Dubrovacka)Malvasia Nera Di Brindisi N. (Malvasia Nera Di Brindisi)SciaccarelloManzoni Bianco B. (Manzoni Bianco)MarsanneMerlotMondeuse (Mondeuse Noire)MontepulcianoMuscat À Petits Grains BlancsMüller-Thurgau (Mueller Thurgau Weiss)OrpicchioPetit Manseng (Manseng Petit Blanc)Petit Verdot (Verdot Petit)Pinot BlancPinot GrisPinot NoirPollera NeraNielluccio (Sangiovese)PugnitelloRebo N. (Rebo)Riesling Italico B. (Welschriesling)Riesling (Riesling Weiss)RoussanneSagrantino N. (Sagrantino)Sanforte (Maiolica)SangioveseSauvignonSchiava Gentile N. (Schiava Gentile)SemillonSyrahTempranilloTeroldego N. (Teroldego)Gewurztraminer (Gewuerztraminer)Ugni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)Verdea B. (Verdea)Verdello (Verdelho Branco)Verdicchio Bianco B. (Verdicchio Bianco)VermentinoVermentino NeroViognier
Terroir
Natural factors
- Coastal strip of 379 km, flat with inland hilly terrain between 200 and 400 m above sea level.
- Climate ranging from sub-humid dry to semi-arid along the Grosseto coast, with possible water deficit from May through August.
- The area north of Livorno, at the mouth of the Arno, gradually transitions to a humid climate with an overall moisture balance above zero.
- The orography favours intensification of rainfall when Tyrrhenian depressions channel moist air masses from the south-west.
Human factors
- The IGP coastal strip extends for 379 km, with inland hilly zones between 200 and 400 m above sea level, bounded by relief ranging from the Alpi Apuane (above 2,000 m) to Monte Amiata (1,000 m).
- The climate ranges from semi-arid along the Grosseto coast (600 mm/year) to sub-humid toward the Alpi Apuane (800–850 mm), with mean monthly temperatures between 3 and 30 °C.
Terroir / wine link
- The summer water deficit (May–August) in the Grosseto area drives the vine into controlled stress, a condition imprinted on the wine's profile.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Sources
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-IT-A1434
- Official trade body site — Consorzio Vino Toscana