Montenetto di Brescia

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Monte Netto: an isolated promontory rising from the Pianura Padana, in the communes of Capriano del Colle and Poncarale (BS).
• The surrounding flat area has historically been characterized by a high water table and marshy soils, subsequently reclaimed.
• The relief has gently sloping sides and a flat summit, favorable to the mechanization of viticulture.

• The vine was cultivated almost as a medicinal plant: documents from 1927 attest to the use of wine in combating pellagra in the Bresciano.

• The white wines of Monte Netto display low acidity with floral and fruity aromas, characteristics linked to the microclimate and the argille soils of the promontory.

• The predominantly argilloso soils of Monte Netto, rising from the plain without irrigation, impart to the wines chemical and physical characteristics typical of a hillside microclimate.

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-A1256
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Montenetto