Genazzano

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The Quaternary volcanics — scoria, pumice, and cinerite from multiple explosive phases of the Vulcano Laziale — overlie the older formations and are rich in nutritive elements.
• Transitional temperate climate: annual rainfall 1,098–1,432 mm, summer aridity of 1–2 months, mean temperature 12–15.6 °C with cold winters (coldest month minimum 0.8–3.3 °C).

• Viticulture documented since Roman times: Galen cites Prenestino wine among the most exquisite, and from 1364 the Statuta Olibani regulated vineyards and the vendemmia.
• The Statuta Olibani (1364) established zones designated for vineyard planting, the timing of the vendemmia, and the wine trade within the Castro Olibana.

• Quaternary volcanics of the Vulcano Laziale (scoria, pumice, cinerite) overlie the older soils, contributing nutritive elements that enhance the area's viticultural vocation.

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-A0751