Rosso di Cerignola

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The soils tend toward clayey and clay-loam textures in certain areas, low in surface stone content and sufficiently endowed with mineral elements capable of retaining a good level of moisture.
• Where the 'crusta' is close to the surface, it is suitably broken up, giving rise to white soils that are very rich in skeletal material but not in active limestone.
• The altitude of the vine-growing areas ranges from 60 to 250 metres above sea level, with an altitudinal range of 190 metres and a predominantly flat land topography.
• The climate is warm and arid, with rainfall that varies by vintage from 650 mm to 400 mm, concentrated roughly 70% in the autumn–winter period.
• During the vine's vegetative period, from April to September, rainfall is modest, averaging around 250 mm, and summers with no precipitation at all are not uncommon.
• The geographical zone encompasses the territory of the commune of Cerignola, the entire territory of the communes of Stornara and Stornarella, and the administrative enclaves of the commune of Ascoli Satriano enclosed within the territory of Cerignola.
• The city of Cerignola is situated at the centre of the Tavoliere plain, between the hills of the Pre-Apennine Dauno and the sea; slopes, where present, are gentle and concentrated in the areas bordering the Sub-Appennino Dauno.

• The red wines are produced with a long maceration using skin-leaching techniques, while the rosés are derived from the so-called 'a lacrima' process, a white-wine vinification of red grapes by free-run juice drainage alone.
• The grape varieties traditionally cultivated in the area are Sangiovese, Montepulciano, Lambrusco Maestri, and Trebbiano Toscano, the latter two present separately up to a maximum of 10% of the total vines.

• The red wine displays a ruby-red colour with violet hues, tending slightly toward garnet with ageing.
• The nose recalls red fruit, principally sour cherries and sweet cherries, with spiced notes, while the palate is dry, warm, dry, and appropriately tannic.

• The excellent sunshine in the months of September and October allows the grapes to ripen slowly and fully, contributing to the distinctive organoleptic characteristics of the wine.

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

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Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0566