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Terroir

• The soils of the zone are predominantly attributable to the geological formation known as the Marnoso-arenacea, composed of alternating layers of sandstone and marl.
• The evolution of slopes in the Marnoso-arenacea formation proceeds through successive collapses of the sandstone, caused by the erosive undermining of the underlying marl layers.
• In the clayey hill zone, the relief evolves through intense surface erosion, shallow landslides, and the formation of badlands (calanchi).
• Near the plain, a calcareous formation emerges with steep slopes and deep erosive incisions, while terraced alluvial deposits display a flat profile interrupted by level changes.
• The hillside soils under vine are moderately to very deep, well drained, with medium to moderately fine texture, moderately alkaline, and tending toward calcareous or highly calcareous.
• The Winkler Index, which measures heat accumulation for the vine, shows increasing values from the Apennines toward the plain, ranging from 1,500 to 2,200 degree-days.

• Pliny the Elder, in the Imperial Roman period, cited Cesena as a city producing excellent wine, with «Caesenas» among the wine appellations of the time.
• Leandro Alberti, in the «Descrittione di tutta Italia» of the second half of the sixteenth century, described Romagna as covered with countless vine-filled hills, citing Longiano, Cesena, and Bertinoro.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-IT-A0512
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Vini di Romagna