Pinot nero dell'Oltrepò Pavese

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The hilly area beyond the Po (Oltrepò) displays a pre-Apennine topography characterised by landslide phenomena and outcroppings of marls, calcareous sandstones, galestro, and gypsum.
• The Miocene formations comprise five distinct stages across an area of more than 16,000 hectares, spanning the hills and lower mountain zones, with the most recent Messinian stage characterised by pale yellow marls containing calcareous lenses.
• The Oligocene extends across approximately 13,000 hectares of broad hill country and is found particularly at Rocca de' Giorgi, Montecalvo Versiggia, Ruino, and Varzi.
• The Eocene-origin galestro schists and scaly clays cover approximately 19,000 hectares across wide stretches of the upper hills, while the more recent marly limestone accounts for 16,000 hectares in the medium- and lower-hill triangle.
• A lithological unit consisting of lens-shaped bodies of medium- to coarse-grained crystalline gypsum outcrops over very limited surface areas near Garlassola, Mondondone, Corvino S. Quirico, Montepezzata, and Cà Bianca.

• The first plantings of Pinot nero in Oltrepò Pavese date to 1865 at Rocca de' Giorgi, established by Count Carlo Giorgi di Vistarino.
• Red-vinified Pinot nero was recognised as a wine type within the Oltrepò Pavese DOC in 1970 and in 2010 became an independent DOC under the name Pinot nero dell'Oltrepò Pavese.

• The wine presents a ruby red of varying intensity with amaranth hues and an orange rim, with an aromatic profile of marasca cherry, blackcurrant, wild berries, and ripe plum.
• On the palate it is velvety and fruited, very well balanced, of medium-full structure, soft and warm, with lingering aromatic persistence and a light bitter finish.

• In the first hill belt immediately above the plain, excellent ripening of the grapes ensures maximum varietal expression, yielding structured and complex wines.

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

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Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A1001
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vini Oltrepo Pavese