Negroamaro di Terra d'Otranto

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Serre salentine: narrow, elongated calcareous or calcareous-dolomitic ridges interrupted by flat erosional furrows, located in the southernmost portion of the peninsula.
• Mediterranean climate: mild winters (min. 6–7 °C), warm summers (max 25–26 °C), rainfall ~650 mm/year concentrated in winter.
• The Salentine peninsula is more humid than the rest of Puglia: the absence of an Apennine barrier amplifies the influence of westerly winds, making summers sultry and winters feel bitterly cold.

• The toponym «Terra d'Otranto» has designated the combined provinces of Lecce, Brindisi, and Taranto since the Middle Ages. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Soils range from deep clay-loam in the interior to thin sandy loam along the coast, with bedrock occurring as shallow as 25–50 cm.

• Variable soils: deep clay-loam inland, sandy and shallow toward the coast, with bedrock at 25–50 cm that restricts root penetration.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0557