Provincia di Pavia

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The area presents terraced alluvial deposits that extend along the piedmont belt from the border with Piedmont to Verzate and from Broni to the border with the province of Piacenza.
• Heterogeneous alternations of conglomerates, sandstones, siltstones and clays outcrop in the western hilly part, particularly between the boundaries of Retorbido, Corvino San Quirico, Torricella Verzate and in the area of Pietra de' Giorgi.
• There are lens-shaped bodies of medium- to coarse-grained crystalline gypsum, outcropping over very limited areal extents but intensively planted to vine near Garlassola, Mondondone and Corvino S. Quirico.
• Annual solar radiation ranges from 2,250 to 3,000 MJ/m² in the eastern area, while on the south-facing slopes of the western area it often exceeds 2,750 MJ/m² per year.
• Average annual rainfall shows a peak in November at 143 mm and a low in July at 47 mm, decreasing progressively from east to west down to 556 mm/year at the border with the Alessandria area.

• In 1884 the province of Pavia boasted around 225 native grape varieties, an ampelographic heritage now reduced to a dozen main varieties.
• The Provincia di Pavia IGT was recognized by Ministerial Decree of 18 November 1995, published in the Official Gazette on 6 December 1995.

• The white wines from the most favorable hillside areas show floral notes with hints of ripe fruit, freshness and a pleasant slightly acidic note on the palate with good structure.
• In the piedmont belt most suited to red winemaking, the wines show floral notes of violet and hints of red fruit, with good body and limited acidity.

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 PGI-IT-A1015
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vini Oltrepo Pavese