Langhe
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- Geological origin in the Tertiary (Cenozoic) Era, which began nearly 70 million years ago.
- Dominant formation: the 'Tortonian terrain', one of the 14 strata of the Piemontese Tertiary basin, comprising grey-blue marne and thinly bedded sands.
- White tufaceous marne characterizes the hills rising above the Tanaro; grey-blue marne give rise to low, rounded hills well suited to viticulture.
- A unique pedological mosaic: marnoso, calcareous, sandy, and argilloso soils, sometimes blended in a singular manner — a diversity described as 'uncommon in any other Italian viticultural zone'.
- The DOC Langhe was established in 1994 with the aim of uniting the territory's diverse geological and climatic realities.
Human factors
- A DOC created in 1994 to bring together the territory's diverse geological and climatic realities.
- Predominantly Tortonian soils (grey-blue marne and sands), with the presence of calcare, argille, and sand.
Terroir / wine link
- Marnoso, calcareous, sandy, and argilloso soils — frequently blended in a singular way — account for the diversity of grape varieties cultivated throughout the Langhe.
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-A1189
- Official trade body site — Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Dogliani