Grance Senesi

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Hilly terrain between 350 and 650 m above sea level in the southern part of the province of Siena.
• Average annual rainfall between 600 and 850 mm; average air temperatures between 12 and 15.5 °C.
• Viticultural soils that are sandy, well-draining, with high surface stoniness and moderately alkaline pH.
• Moderate vine-explorable soil depth: between 0.5 and 1 m.

• The name "Grance" appeared in Siena in 1318, in the first statute of the Spedale Santa Maria della Scala, to designate fortified farms managed by the hospital.
• The Grance, established in the thirteenth century, administered vast landholdings in Val d'Arbia, Val d'Orcia, and Maremma; the vineyard was the second most important crop.

• Vineyard soils that are sandy, skeletal, and moderately alkaline in reaction, with good internal drainage: an ideal substrate for moderating vine vigour.

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-A1400
• Official trade body site — Consorzio DOC Grance Senesi