Grottino di Roccanova

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The territory is crossed by two significant watercourses, the Agri river and the Serrapotamo stream, which flow through the hilly production area.
• The average altitude of the area is approximately 400 metres above sea level, with a minimum of 280 metres at Sant'Arcangelo and a maximum of 901 metres on the Serra Corneta at Castronuovo di Sant'Andrea.
• The area between Roccanova, Castronuovo di Sant'Andrea, and Sant'Arcangelo is characterised by marked summer drought, with rainfall of between 100 and 120 mm during the warmest months.
• The mean annual temperature of the area is approximately 15°C, while annual precipitation approaches 700 mm, concentrated mainly in the autumn–winter period.
• The soils have a medium-textured structure, tending at times toward silty and at times toward sandy, with good aeration, good fertility, and a good endowment of organic matter.

• The wine is said to have already been mentioned in Roman times by Pliny the Elder as the lagaritano wine produced in the territory of Roccanova, where the place name Lagarielli still survives today.
• The cadastral surveys of Roccanova from 1753 document 363 heads of household working vineyards out of 387, and more than 50 caves used exclusively for wine, distributed across the urban and rural territory.
• In the rural land register of 1816, the wine caves recorded numbered 212 in Roccanova, 130 in Castronuovo di Sant'Andrea, and 307 in Sant'Arcangelo.
• The wine is traditionally stored in approximately 350 cave cellars hewn from the sandstone rock on the outskirts of Roccanova, some dating back to the 1700s, where constant temperature and humidity preserve its characteristics. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The wines display ruby red in the red styles, rosé in the rosés, and straw yellow in the whites, with aromas that are predominantly fruity — berries and stone fruits — as well as floral.
• On the palate the wines show normal acidity but above all an excellent structure that contributes to their gustative balance and highlights the product's considerable ageing potential.

• The marked diurnal temperature variation during summer and autumn promotes the ripening of the grapes by regulating the development of aromatic compounds and pigments that give the wine its distinctive qualities.
• The climate, with abundant rainfall in autumn and spring, scarce summer rains, and marked diurnal temperature variation, allows the grapes to ripen slowly and fully, contributing to the wine's organoleptic characteristics.

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-A0528