Falanghina del Sannio

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Predominantly Regosols on a substrate of arenaria, argille, and calcarenites, with calcium carbonate regularly present.
• Mixed lithology: limestones, dolomites, arenaria, scaly multi-coloured argille, plus Quaternary clastic and pyroclastic sediments.
• Hilly morphology with ridges interspersed by karst depressions with flat floors, elevations ranging from 200 to 650 m a.s.l.
• The clay horizons (brick-red, green, and grey) are the key materials for pedogenesis, in association with Quaternary deposits.
• The production zone covers the entire province of Benevento, articulated into four sub-zones: Solopaca, Guardia Sanframondi, Taburno, Sant'Agata dei Goti. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Hilly zone between 200 and 650 m a.s.l., with a lithology ranging from dolomites and limestones to argillaceous terrigenous sediments and Quaternary pyroclastics.

• Dominant soils are Regosols on a substrate of arenaria, argille, and calcarenites, with calcium carbonate present also in the form of nodules.

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

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0248
• Official trade body site — Sannio Consorzio Tutela Vini