San Colombano al Lambro

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Apennine geological origin: the hill is an extension of the Apennines whose ridge was severed by the Po river.
• Hypothesized coralline origin: findings of corals and shells suggest a post-Miocene emergence.
• Fluvioglacial and alluvial soils: over 90% of the surface sits on ancient terraces composed of coarse fluvioglacial material.
• Po Valley climate with annual rainfall of 700–800 mm: minima in summer and winter, maxima in spring and autumn.

• The hill of San Colombano, an isolated Apennine spur separated from the plain by the Po, has soils attributable in over 90% of cases to ancient fluvioglacial terraces.

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

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A1054
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Volontario Vino DOC San Colombano