Grance Senesi

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The appellation's territory lies in the southern part of the province of Siena, with hilly terrain ranging from 350 to a maximum of 650 metres above sea level.
• Long-term mean annual rainfall across the production area varies from approximately 600 to 850 mm per year.
• Long-term mean air temperatures range from 12 to 15.5 °C, while soil temperatures cover a wider range, from 13 to 17 °C.
• The Winkler bioclimatic index, which indicates the thermal resources of a site, records values between 1,750 and 1,950 degree-days across the entire area.
• Vineyard soils have a moderately high exploitable rooting depth of between 0.5 and 1 metre, and a moderately alkaline pH reaction.

• The name 'Grance' appeared in Siena for the first time in 1318, on the occasion of the drafting of the first statute of the Spedale di Santa Maria della Scala, the institution that administered the fortified farms of the territory.
• Sangiovese is the most widely cultivated variety in the territory, alongside traditional varieties such as Canaiolo, Trebbiano, and Malvasia Bianca Lunga, which have over the years been complemented by Merlot and Cabernet.

• The red and white wines display well-balanced physical and chemical characteristics across all the wine types defined by the production rules.
• On the palate and nose, the aromas typical of the principal grape varieties predominate, though in aged wines these may give way to tertiary aromas associated with wood.

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