Montecastelli

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Average elevation between 300 and 700 m a.s.l., with more than half of the territory covered by woodland.
• Soils of medium texture with a tendency toward argille.
• Inland Toscana climate tempered by the Tyrrhenian coast: average annual temperatures approximately 14°C, annual rainfall below 900 mm.
• Rainfall concentrated in spring and late autumn/early winter; rarely excessive thermal fluctuations.
• The hillside is bordered to the east by the Cecina river and to the west by the Pavone torrent, which flows into the Cecina itself. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Viticultural presence documented since the Etruscan era, with objects found on-site preserved in the Etruscan museum of Volterra.
• In the 1840 Volterrano land registry, the dominant grape varieties were Sangiovese, Canajolo nero, Malvasia toscana, and Trebbiano bianco—the same varieties cultivated today.

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-A1438
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Vino Toscana