Martina

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Red soils over calcaree bedrock, clay-loam in texture with skeleton content up to 60% of total constituents.
• High potassium levels and relatively low organic matter content: a favored substrate for grapes destined for white wines.
• Vineyards situated between 280 and 418 m a.s.l. (an altitudinal range of 138 m), with predominantly south-east-facing exposures.
• Hot, arid climate: annual rainfall ranging from 400 to 800 mm, concentrated 70% in autumn and winter; summers may pass with no rainfall at all.

• The earliest human settlements, dating back to the Messapian and Peucetian peoples, transformed the landscape by establishing vineyards demarcated by dry-stone walls.
• The approved grape varieties and training systems adopted are those traditionally cultivated throughout the history of the designated geographic area.

• Red soils over calcare, potassium-rich and with a skeleton content of approximately 60%: a favored substrate for high-quality white wine grapes.

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-A0553