Pinot nero dell'Oltrepò Pavese
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- Cenozoic hillside soils: outcrops of marne, calcareous arenaria, galestro, and gypsum in a pre-Apennine landscape marked by landslide phenomena.
- Messinian stage (Miocene): pale yellow marne with calcareous lenses, across more than 16,000 hectares of hills and lower mountain zones.
- Langhian stage (Miocene): blue-white marne deposited in deep-sea conditions, alternating with layers of arenaria or calcare, around Montalto Pavese and Calvignano.
- Eocene: galestro schists and scaly argille across approximately 19,000 hectares of high hillside, with ophiolitic outcrops intermixed with gabbros.
- Terraced alluvial deposits along the foothill belt: loose clastic sediments of heterogeneous grain size, forming the transitional zone between plain and hill.
Human factors
- Multi-epoch geological formations (Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene): marne, calcareous arenaria, galestro, gypsum, and galestro schists across more than 16,000 ha.
- Independent DOC since 2010, separated from the Oltrepò Pavese DOC; requires a minimum of 95% Pinot Nero vinified as a red wine. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
Product characteristics
- Aromatic profile defined as ethereal, pleasant, and characteristic. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
Terroir / wine link
- Messinian hillside soils with yellow marne and calcareous lenses host the vineyards of Montù Beccaria, Rovescala, and Canneto Pavese.
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-A1001
- Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vini Oltrepo Pavese