Lessini Durello

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Soils dominated by volcanic and basic volcanic-detrital material, moderately deep with sparse basaltic gravel near the surface and abundant at depth.
• Morphology of ridges and fan-shaped valleys oriented NNW–SSE, with an altitudinal range of approximately 800 m within the DOC area.
• Climate with annual rainfall of approximately 1,063 mm and a mean annual temperature of approximately 13.7 °C; precipitation levels support the high vigor of Durella.
• The area of over 30,000 hectares extends across the hilly portion of the eastern Lessini between the provinces of Verona and Vicenza.
• A direct link exists between basaltic soils and mineral sensory markers: notes of flint, iodine, and sulfur traceable to the volcanic origin.

• The Durella variety is cited as early as 1290 in the Statuti di Costozza, documenting seven centuries of viticulture on the Monti Lessini.
• Predominant training systems: single or double pergola and guyot; the double veronese pergola open at the center, with a low bud load, is widely used.

• Fine and persistent mousse, pale straw-yellow color with greenish highlights; aromas of chalk, iodine, elderflower, and hawthorn.

• Basaltic volcanic soils are directly linked to the flint mineral notes considered the identity markers of Durello.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0447
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vino Lessini Durello