Riviera del Garda Classico

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Soils of the Benacense moraine amphitheater: parent rocks ranging from gneiss and granite to calcare, porfido, and arenaria.
• The 'ferretto' — a reddish soil formed by in-situ decalcification of the moraine — is a defining feature of the terroir of the Riviera del Garda Classico.
• Clayey lacustrine sediments and layers of pre- and interglacial alluvial gravel alternate at depth across small surface areas.
• Lake Garda is considered the northernmost point in Europe with a distinctly Mediterranean climate, owing to its exceptional thermal mass.
• The rocky walls surrounding the lake act as a natural barrier against cold northern winds.

• The territory is a moraine conglomerate formed by successive glacial advances and alluvial deposits, with parent rocks ranging from gneiss to calcare, granite, porfido, and arenaria.

• The complex moraine mosaic — ferretto, calcareous gravels, lacustrine argille, alluvial sands — originates from glaciations interspersed with alluvial deposits of gneiss, calcare, granite, porfido, and arenaria.

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

Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A1137
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Valtenesi