Rossese di Dolceacqua
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- Predominantly marine-sediment soils of sandy (coarse loamy texture) and marly (fine texture) composition.
- Production zones ranging from 200 to 500 m a.s.l., with elevations possibly reaching 2,100 m; covering the Nervia and Verbone valleys and a portion of the Valle Roja.
- Climate with a mean temperature of 13 °C; maximum rainfall in December (115 mm) and minimum in July (17 mm), totalling approximately 680 mm annually.
Human factors
- Commercial records from the Ventimiglia–Genova trade route dated 1258–59 cite significant quantities of a red wine called 'Vermiglio', considered the earliest precursor of the present-day Rossese di Dolceacqua.
- The Rossese variety is genetically identical to Provençal tibouren; both are thought to have arrived via Marseille through Greek commercial exchange, and were subsequently spread by Benedictine monks. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
Terroir / wine link
- Marine sandy sediments and marne—with coarse loamy or fine textures—shape the profile of Rossese in the western Ligurian valleys.
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-A0358
- Official trade body site — Vite in Riviera — Consorzio tutela DOP/IGP Levante ligure