Reggiano

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The plain was formed on Holocene alluvial sediments carried down by Apennine rivers and streams, with variable texture predominantly medium to fine and high fractions of weatherable minerals and carbonates.
• In the transitional plain leading to the hilly terrain, formed from ancient Pleistocene alluvial sediments, soils are very deep, well-developed, and decarbonated, with moderately fine to fine texture.
• The hill ridges, oriented mainly north to south, have soils derived from pelitic rocks or from stratified rocks with a significant pelitic component, calcareous in character and fine to moderately fine in texture.
• Vineyards are generally situated between 20 and 450 metres above sea level, with the denomination zone ending to the south above 600 metres where the climate loses its continental character.
• The subcontinental climate features cold, humid winters and hot, sultry summers, with mean annual rainfall of 719 mm spread over 78 rainy days, increasing from 650 mm on the lower plain to 850 mm in the hill zone.

• The bond between the Reggio Emilia territory and the grapes known as «lambrusche» is documented as early as 1303 in the writings of Pier De Crescenzi.
• In 1976, Lambrusco produced in the Reggio Emilia area, largely thanks to the Cantine Cooperative Riunite, was the most exported Italian varietal wine to the United States and among the leading wines in the world.

• The colour of the denomination's wines ranges from rosé to bright ruby, with a fine mousse and persistent development. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• The palate is dry, off-dry, or sweet, lightly sparkling, not particularly full-bodied, harmonious, fresh, and pleasant, with a distinctive character. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The wide diurnal temperature range during the ripening period, combined with fine-textured calcareous soils, yields wines that are aromatic and rich in anthocyanins and polyphenols.
• The good water availability of the soils, linked to rainfall and to the deep alluvial nature of the terrain, makes it possible to obtain wines with a good level of acidity, including malic acidity, in both frizzante and sparkling styles.

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

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Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0351
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Lambrusco