Quistello

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The zone lies in the lower plain of the Oltrepò Mantovano, to the right of the River Po, at elevations ranging from 7 to 20 metres above sea level.
• The surface soils are of alluvial origin, attributable to the recent Quaternary (Holocene), formed by deposits left by the River Po and its tributaries.
• The morphology displays undulations oriented in an East–West direction that correspond to the ancient riverbeds of the Po.
• Soils situated along the levees of ancient watercourses are sandy or sandy-silty in texture, deep, well-drained, moderately calcareous at the surface and highly calcareous at depth, with a loamy or sandy-loam texture.
• The climate ranges from sub-humid to sub-arid, with mean summer temperatures above 22 °C, summer sultriness accentuated by high humidity, autumn–winter fogs, late spring frost events, and mean annual rainfall of approximately 630 mm.

• Viticulture in the Oltrepò Mantovano was practised by Benedictine monks in the territories of the abbey of Polirone at San Benedetto Po at the end of the eleventh century, thanks to donations from Countess Matilde di Canossa.
• The grape variety Grappello Ruberti, selected by the agronomist Ugo Ruberti of Quistello, is cultivated in the area.
• The more recent cultivation of Lambrusco in the area is documented by the Viticultural Congress of Quistello in 1946 and by the Viticultural Congress of the Po Valley held at San Benedetto Po on 16 January 1949.

• The alluvial soils with loamy-sandy or loamy-clay texture, combined with the warm and humid climate of the area, create a pedoclimatic environment favourable to the development of the grape varieties that characterise the IGT.

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

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Sources

• Regional grape register (PDF) — lombardia
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-IT-A1081
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Vini Mantovani