Fontanarossa di Cerda

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The soils are of a hilly nature and medium fertility, with a solum derived from a siliceous matrix associated with sandy clays and lenses of rock salt.
• The soil reaction is sub-acid, a specific chemical characteristic that defines the soils of the production zone.
• In the lower-lying areas the soils are of medium depth, while in the steeper zones outcropping rocky material is present.
• The climate is Mediterranean in type, with rainfall concentrated in the winter months and dry summers.
• The delimited geographical zone encompasses the entire administrative territory of the commune of Cerda, in the province of Palermo.

• The zone was most likely the agricultural territory of the Greek city of Himera, destroyed by the Carthaginians in 409 BC, where archaeological finds such as dolia, oinochoai, skyphoi, and amphorae attest to a significant wine trade.
• During the period of the Duchy of Fontanarossa, the local wine, marketed as 'vino di Fontanarossa', was renowned and sought after; from 1973 it was bottled under proprietary names, gaining recognition as IGT Fontanarossa di Cerda in 1984.

• The production specification states that all red wines display balanced physico-chemical characteristics across all wine types defined by the appellation.
• On the nose and palate, the wines show predominantly varietal aromas typical of the grape varieties used in their production.

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-A0806
• Official trade body site — Istituto Regionale del Vino e dell'Olio di Sicilia (IRVO)