Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- Soils with gravelly-sandy and sandy-clayey texture, loose, with low water retention and scarce humus.
- A hilly zone at the foot of the Maiella, restricted to the commune of San Martino sulla Marrucina (CH), with slopes not exceeding 25%.
- Winkler Index 1,900–2,100 degree-days (April–October): the threshold for optimal ripening of Montepulciano.
Human factors
- The earliest Abruzzese wine reference is cited by Polybius (205–123 BC): Hannibal in 216 BC crossed the territories of the Marrucini (present-day province of Chieti).
Terroir / wine link
- Winkler Index 1,900–2,100 degree-days (Apr–Oct): a condition explicitly cited as a guarantee of optimal ripening of Montepulciano.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Sources
- Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0723
- Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vini d'Abruzzo