Monti Lessini

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The production area is characterized by predominantly basic volcanic and volcanoclastic rocks in the zones under vine cultivation.
• The derived soils are rich in mineral substances, moderately deep, with a fine texture and sparse basaltic gravel at the surface that becomes more abundant at depth.
• The climate of the zone is mild and temperate, with annual rainfall of approximately 1,000 mm concentrated mainly in spring and autumn and mean annual temperatures of approximately 13.5 °C.
• The physiographic layout presents broad and sometimes narrow valleys arranged in a fan pattern with a NNW–SSE orientation, separated by ridges that prograde southward toward the Po Plain.
• The elevation range across the area is approximately 800 metres, a condition that promotes significant diurnal temperature variation between day and night.

• Viticulture in the Monti Lessini has been documented for seven centuries, with the Durella variety cited as early as 1290 under the name 'Durasena' in the Statutes of Costozza.
• The vines are trained mainly on pergola or Guyot systems, with the pergola more widespread on steeply sloping hillside terrain where operations are carried out by hand.

• The Monti Lessini DOP Durello wine displays a straw-yellow colour of varying intensity, with aromas of apple, more or less green, alternating with mineral notes of flint and marine hints of iodine and sulphur.
• The Monti Lessini DOP quality sparkling wine Riserva has a fine and persistent mousse and a nose with complex, evolved notes characteristic of extended bottle ageing, with a colour ranging from straw-yellow to golden yellow.

• The mineral character of the volcanic and basaltic soils promotes the fermentation processes of musts obtained from Durella grapes grown in the zone.
• The temperate climate and the pronounced diurnal temperature variation between day and night lead to the production of significant quantities of aromatic precursors that enhance the characteristic aromas typical of Durella.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0462
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vino Lessini Durello