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Italy · IGP · Emilia-Romagna · 30 commune(s)

Styles

Natural factors

Soils with a clear predominance of the Marnoso-arenacea formation: alternating arenaria and marne strata, with topography shaped by collapses and badlands (calanchi).
Near the plain, a calcare formation outcrops with steep slopes and deep erosive incisions.
Hill-vineyard soils: moderately deep, well-drained, moderately alkaline, with a tendency toward calcareous character, and low in organic matter.
Winkler Index increasing from the Apennines toward the plain: ranging from 1,500 to 2,200 degree-days.

Human factors

Pliny the Elder cites Cesena as a wine-producing city in the Roman imperial period; the «Caesenas» wines were among the recognized «appellations» of that era.
Leandro Alberti (16th century) describes Bertinoro as «adorned with beautiful vineyards» and Cesena with «the first hills of the Apennines full of vines».

Terroir / wine link

Hill soils tending toward calcareous or highly calcareous character, moderately to very deep, with good water-holding capacity, shaped by the Marnoso-arenacea formation.

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