San Severo

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• "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.

• 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)

• 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