Marmilla

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Soils formed on Oligocene–Miocene detrital sediments comprising marne, calcari, arenarie, and volcanic materials (tufi, basalts).
• Vineyards planted on entisols, inceptisols, and alfisols, sometimes with high carbonate content.
• Hilly terrain reaching 400–500 m above sea level, with increasing relief and slope gradient from south to north; vineyards sited on hillsides and ancient alluvial terraces. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Mediterranean climate: annual rainfall of 500–700 mm, approximately 80% of which falls in autumn and winter.
• Summer temperatures exceeding 40 °C; winters rarely below freezing (annual averages: minimum 10 °C, maximum 24 °C).

• Viticulture documented as far back as the Nuragic period, with subsequent Phoenician, Carthaginian, and Roman influence.

• Vineyard soils on entisols, inceptisols, and alfisols with high carbonate content, formed from Oligocene–Miocene marne, calcari, arenarie, and volcanic materials (tufi, basalts).

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

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-IT-A0789
• Official trade body site — Laore Sardegna