Rosso Piceno
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- The Superiore typology's production area is characterized by a predominantly hilly topography.
- A Mediterranean climate defines the thermal and rainfall conditions of the production zone.
- Soils are predominantly argille within the Superiore typology's production area.
Human factors
- Montepulciano and Sangiovese are the DOP's traditional grape varieties, with their ideal growing area in the Superiore typology on hilly argille soils.
- Training systems and winemaking practices have evolved over time through the interaction of human and natural factors within the DOP area.
Product characteristics
- In the Superiore typology, the interplay of Mediterranean climate and argille soils imparts unique bouquets to the wines that cannot be replicated elsewhere.
Terroir / wine link
- In the Superiore typology, hilly topography, Mediterranean climate, and argille soils interact to yield wine bouquets that are impossible to reproduce elsewhere.
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-A0427
- Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vini Piceni