Parteolla

Italy · IGP · Sardegna · 6 commune(s)

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Natural factors

Oligocene–Miocene sedimentary substrate (25–15 Ma) with alternating coarse arenarie, marly sandstones, and fossiliferous calcarenites overlying a Paleozoic metamorphic granite basement.
Typical pedological toposequence: thin entisols on the marly ridges, deeper inceptisols on the slopes, and argillic soils with Ca, Fe, and Mn concretions at the base.
Terraced alluvial gravels, sands, and debris in a fine matrix deposited over the last 150,000 years; lacustrine silts and argille in the depressions (known as 'staini saliu').
Mediterranean climate of the Basso Campidano: 500 mm/year over approximately 55 rainy days, concentrated in autumn, winter, and spring; average minimum temperatures of 12 °C, average maximum temperatures of 22 °C.
Low hills and gently rolling plateaux open toward the Campidano plain to the west; granitic and metamorphic substrates outcropping in the eastern portion with thin, stony soils.

Human factors

The name Parteolla derives from the Curatoria (or Partes) of Dolia, known as 'Parte Olla' in the Romanesque period; according to another source, 'Olla' refers to Iolaus, the legendary leader of the Greek Thespians.

Terroir / wine link

Soils developed on Miocene marly and sandy sediments: ranging from the ridge (thin entisols) to the slope (inceptisols with available calcare) down to the base (swelling argille with calcium and iron concretions).

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