San Severo
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Pagadebiti (Bombino Bianco)Ugni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)Malvasia Bianca Di Candia B. (Malvasia Bianca Di Candia)Falanghina B. (Falanghina Flegrea)MontepulcianoSangioveseMerlotMalvasia Nera Di Brindisi N. (Malvasia Nera Di Brindisi)Uva Di Troia N. (Uva Di Troia)
Terroir
Natural factors
- "Alto Tavoliere" zone, oriented North-West within the province of Foggia, at elevations between 60 and 250 m above sea level, with an altitudinal range of 190 m.
- Argille and argilloso-silty soils, low in skeletal material, derived from the dissolution of marine rocks, rich in potassium and low in organic matter.
- Medium-textured, deep soils with a tendency toward neutral pH, rarely subject to waterlogging; predominantly flat terrain with gentle slopes toward the Sub Appennino Dauno and Gargano.
- Hot, arid climate: annual rainfall between 400 and 650 mm, with 70% concentrated in autumn and winter; during the growing season (Apr–Sep) only ~250 mm, with summers that can be very dry.
- Summer temperatures rarely drop below 18 °C at night and seldom exceed 35 °C during the day; sub-zero frosts are rare.
Human factors
- The vine has been cultivated in the San Severo agricultural area since Roman times, trained as alberello and planted in rows of holes cut into the "crusta", a system in use until the twentieth century. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
- In 1230 the Knights Templar, established in San Severo by Frederick II, are said to have introduced Bombino bianco, the base variety of the DOC. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
Terroir / wine link
- Argille and argilloso-silty soils, low in organic matter but rich in potassium, derived from rocks that emerged from the sea: the substrate for wine grapes.
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-A0568