Esino

Italy · DOP · Marche · -1 commune(s)

Styles

Natural factors

Territory situated between the Adriatic Sea and the Monti Sibillini, crossed by the Esino river that gives the DOC its name, with Apennine influence to the west and maritime influence to the east.
Homogeneous geology of pelitic/calcareous or pelitic/argille rocks; valleys with alluvial deposits, sometimes gravelly, of calcareous origin.
No dominant aspect: uniform distribution across all four cardinal points over a territory where 70% of slopes range between 2% and 25%.

Human factors

Viticulture in the area dates back to Roman times, later contracting after the fall of the empire and subsequently revived by Benedictine and Cistercian monastic orders.
From the Middle Ages, sharecropping (mezzadria) shaped the agrarian landscape of Marche, a feature that remains characteristic of the Esino DOC zone today.

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