Montecarlo

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The hilly terrain has average elevations between 25 and 75 metres above sea level across nearly 70% of its surface area, reaching a maximum of approximately 190 metres above sea level at Monte Chiari.
• The vineyards are situated between 20 and 190 metres in altitude, with variable slopes and a general aspect oriented toward the east and south-east.
• To the south, the landscape is shaped by Holocene alluvial deposits laid down in the small valleys of the streams Tazzera, San Gallo, and Tassinara, which flow down into the Lucca plain.
• The soils of the area display high genetic variability, with dark-coloured surface horizons resulting from enrichment in organic matter, a sign of good agronomic fertility and biological activity.
• The climate falls within the zone of influence of the temperate Mediterranean climate, with strong temperature ranges, warm summers, moderately cold winters, and rainfall concentrated approximately 60% in autumn and winter.

• A document dating to 846 AD relating to the area of S. Piero in Campo records payments in kind that included wine obtained from grapes pressed three times according to the rules and then drained off the skins.
• Around 1870, the winegrower Giulio Magnani brought to Montecarlo from the Bordeaux area the varieties Sauvignon, Sémillon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon, from the Rhône Roussanne and Syrah, and from Burgundy Pinot blanc and Pinot gris.

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-A1421
• Official trade body site — Via Vinaria Montecarlo — Consorzio Vini DOC Montecarlo