Langhe

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The name Langhe is thought by some scholars to derive from 'Langues' — tongues of land that stretch out in a lively interplay of profiles shaped by the changing of the seasons.
• From a geological perspective, the Langhe originated in the Tertiary, or Cenozoic, Era, which began nearly 70 million years ago.
• White tufaceous marl characterises the production zone, on the high hills that dominate the Tanaro river.
• The soils belong largely to the geological formation known as 'Tortonian terrain' (terreno tortoriano), one of the 14 sedimentary layers of the Tertiary basin of Piedmont, characterised by blue-grey marls and thinly bedded sands of relatively low resistance, giving rise to pale, rather low and gently rounded hills.
• The complex soil and climate mosaic of the Langhe encompasses marly, calcareous, sandy, and clayey soils, at times blended together in a uniquely singular way.

• The Langhe appellation is the only specification in the zone with a broad ampelographic base, as it admits all grape varieties traditionally cultivated in the territory.
• The Langhe DOC was established in 1994 with the aim of uniting the diverse geological and climatic realities present in this territory.

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-A1189
• Official trade body site — Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Dogliani