Puglia

Italy · IGP · Puglia · 257 commune(s)

Styles

Natural factors

Dominant soils: calcareous red earths, rich in iron and aluminium oxides, high in potassium and low in organic matter.
Clayey or clay-silty texture with a high skeleton content, up to 60% of total constituents.
Vineyards at 200–700 m a.s.l., with a general east and south-east exposure.
Warm, arid climate: rainfall 400–800 mm/year, concentrated 70% in autumn–winter; approximately 300 mm during the growing season.
Karstic subsoil: the action of water on calcare has created gravine, serre, vore, and caves along the coastlines.

Human factors

Red earths derived from calcareous dissolution, rich in potassium, a privileged substrate for grapes destined for high-quality white wines.
Karstic subsoil with gravine, vore, and caves: landforms created by the action of water on the dominant calcare.

Terroir / wine link

The calcareous red earths, rich in potassium and low in organic matter, are identified as a privileged substrate for grapes destined for high-quality white wines.

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