Rotae

Styles

Terroir

• Vineyards exclusively above 200 m a.s.l. throughout the entire province of Isernia (middle and upper Molise).
• Mixed lithology: Cretaceous–Oligocene calcareous-marly-cherty formations and Miocene flysch of arenaceous-marly and argillaceous-marly composition.
• Alluvial deposits in the valley floors of the Trigno, Verrino, Vandra, and Volturno rivers.
• Mediterranean climate: mean temperatures 13.5–14.8 °C, rainfall 696.8–1,067 mm, with 60% concentrated in autumn and winter.
• Deep hillside soils of fine texture and calcareous character, with slopes ranging from 2 to 25%.

• The DOC Roma was approved by Ministerial Decree of 02.08.2011; the current version of the production regulations dates to the Ministerial Decree of 07.03.2014. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Calcareous-marly and arenaceous-marly soils on Cretaceous–Oligocene and Miocene flysch-like formations underpin the terroir of the IGT Rotae.

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-A0688