Oltrepò Pavese Pinot grigio

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Plural geology: marne, calcareous arenaria, galestro, and gypsum outcrop across the pre-Apennine landscape of the Oltrepò.
• The Messinian (late Miocene) is characterized by pale yellow marne with calcareous lenses, found in communes such as Montescano and Rovescala.
• The Oligocene covers approximately 13,000 ha of hillside; the Eocene brings scisti galestrini and scaly argille across approximately 19,000 ha of upper hillside.

• Vineyards on marne, calcareous arenaria, galestro, and gypsum soils of the Oltrepò express the Cenozoic geological diversity typical of the Pavese Apennine front.

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-A1010
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vini Oltrepo Pavese