Palizzi

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The wine is produced on the coast of the lower Ionian Sea, in the Grecanica area (Area Grecanica) in the province of Reggio Calabria, at an altitude of approximately 250 metres above sea level.
• The territory rises steeply toward the foothills of the Aspromonte and is divided between hills and mountains, with only a few flat and valley sections.
• Miocene clay and sandstone formations dominate the entire southern portion of the Calabrian peninsula and are flanked by sandy Pliocene deposits.
• Soils of fluvial origin are strongly weathered and display a clay-accumulation horizon, with moderate depth, medium texture, and a slightly acidic reaction.
• The most vocationally suited production areas are found around the village of Palizzi Superiore and, at higher elevations, at Pietrapennata.

• Prior to the recognition of the PGI, no quality designation of any kind had ever been awarded to the winegrowing sector of the area, as the specification attests.
• The traditional black grape varieties fundamental to winemaking are Nerello di Palizzi, Castiglione, and Negrazza, while neither white wines nor any other particular wines were produced.
• According to some local historians, until the nineteenth century French vessels would call to collect the wine of Palizzi for use as a blending component in wines from beyond the Alps.
• After the harvest in the second ten days of September, the grapes ferment in stainless-steel tanks for 48 to 60 hours before pressing and ageing in chestnut casks.

• The colour is an intense red tending toward garnet, with a vinous bouquet of considerable, enveloping structure and a dry, austere palate. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• After a period in chestnut wood casks, the wine is bottled at approximately 18 months from the harvest to undergo a further three months of bottle ageing before release, with an actual alcoholic strength of 14%. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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Sources

• Regional grape register (PDF) — calabria
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-IT-A0645
• Official trade body site — Consorzio di Tutela Terre di Reggio Calabria