Greco di Bianco

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The production area extends along the lower Ionian coastal strip for approximately 14 km, reaching up to 210 metres above sea level at the locality of Serro di Serrapata in the commune of Bianco.
• The territory is entirely occupied by Pliocene sediments resting on a Palaeozoic crystalline basement, with the transition to the Miocene marked by localised conglomerate outcrops.
• The conglomeratic Miocene is overlain by a further stratigraphic formation informally called 'varicoloured' clays.
• On the hill ridges, which make up the greater part of the territory, soils range from shallow to moderately deep, with sandy or conglomeratic formations, signs of hydromorphism within 50 cm, and a moderate presence of soluble salts.
• The climate ranges from sub-humid to sub-arid, with a pronounced summer water deficit and rainfall concentrated mainly in autumn and winter, peaking in October and reaching its minimum in June.

• Legend attributes the arrival of the vine in the territory of Bianco to a Greek colonist who landed at Capo Bruzzano in the seventh century BC, bringing with him the first vine cuttings.
• The wine was granted recognition as a controlled designation of origin by Presidential Decree of 18 June 1980, making it the first DOC in the province of Reggio Calabria.
• The grapes are dried in the sun on reed racks or in forced-air drying rooms before pressing, with a weight loss that may reach 35% depending on sugar content.
• In 1966 production of Greco di Bianco fell to a very low level, prompting the founding of an agricultural cooperative in Bianco to promote and standardise its production. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The wine displays an amber-yellow colour, an aroma of orange blossom, and a sweet, soft, full, and harmonious palate of elegant and sustained texture.

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-A0617
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Greco di Bianco DOP