Provincia di Nuoro

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• A Paleozoic framework of granites and metamorphic rocks, over which Mesozoic carbonate-dolomitic beds rest on the eastern uplands.
• Plio-Pleistocene basaltic lavas and Oligo-Miocene volcano-sedimentary sequences outcrop in the western sector.
• Vineyard soils are predominantly Entisols and Inceptisols, sandy loam in texture, skeleton-rich, and slightly acidic; deeper Alfisols occur on alluvial deposits.
• Temperate climate with a mean annual temperature of approximately 15 °C and rainfall in the vineyard zones ranging from 600–700 mm to 900–1,000 mm at higher elevations.
• Vines have historically been cultivated in the basins of gentler slopes, on valley sides, and on terraced alluvial plains.

• Charred grape seeds found at "Duos Nuraghes" (Borore) dated to 1300 BC attest to Nuragic viticulture predating the arrival of the Phoenicians.

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

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-IT-A0808
• Official trade body site — Laore Sardegna