Ronchi di Brescia

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The area has a typically Mediterranean climate, with sufficient heat summation for the full ripening of the grapes.
• The soils of Cellatica consist of marly argille from the Cretaceous formation intermixed with scaglia rossa, with a considerable calcare content.
• Fossil remains of Vitis silvestris have been found in the rocky hills of Brescia (Botticino, Brescia, Rezzato), dated to around 5000 B.C.
• A rocky hill zone with soils locally known as 'creta' in Cellatica, between the Campiani hills, Madonna della Stella, and the spur toward Croce di Gussago.

• Grape seeds of Vitis vinifera were recovered from burials in the necropolis of Cortine, in contexts dating to the Julio-Claudian period (15–54 A.D.).
• During the 11th and 12th centuries, Benedictine monks from the monastery of San Pietro in Monte di Serle cleared woodland and uncultivated land to establish vineyards in Nave, Bovezzo, and Caino for liturgical use.

• The soils of Cellatica are composed of marly argille intermixed with scaglia rossa, imparting a considerable calcare content to the ground.

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

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-IT-A1265
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Botticino