Gravina

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Compact calcareous soil: Cretaceous formation (~130 Ma), up to 3,000 m thick, with vine roots penetrating into the underlying lithological unit.
• Karstic plateau with no perennial watercourses; underground water table reaching down to 400 m below sea level in the Murge Alte.
• All vineyards above 400 m a.s.l., with maximum elevations of 680–686 m (M. Caccia and Torre Disperata); constant natural ventilation.

• Hypogean cellars carved into the tufo, used for sparkling wine production by spontaneous refermentation of Greco, Malvasia, and Bianco di Alessano as early as 1871. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• All vineyards above 400 m a.s.l. on compact Cretaceous calcare (130 Ma), with karst activity driving the water table to 400 m below sea level.

• Straw-yellow colour with greenish highlights, characteristic bouquet; dry or medium-sweet on the palate, fresh, sapid, harmonious, occasionally lively. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Elevations above 400 m and the pseudo-steppic climate favour wines of great finesse and elegance, with lower alcohol levels than those from more southerly areas.

• The karstic calcareous soils of the Murge force deep root development, low yields, and high minerality underpinned by good acidity in the wine.

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-A0550
• Official trade body site — Consorzio di Tutela del Vino Gravina DOP