San Torpè

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The relief of the zone is hilly, with gentle slopes and modest elevations, reaching a maximum of 400 metres above sea level and a prevailing mean altitude of 250 metres.
• From a geological standpoint the zone displays heterogeneous characteristics, with a prevalence of calcareous and argillaceous-schistose formations, alongside soils derived from Pliocene sands and clays.
• The soils are predominantly clay-loam and silt-loam in texture, derived from calcareous formations, generally of medium depth, ranging from medium sandy loam to medium clay loam.
• Soil reaction is essentially sub-alkaline, with neutral pH also present and alkaline pH to a lesser extent, and organic matter and total nitrogen content generally below average.
• Mean annual total rainfall does not exceed 780 millimetres, with precipitation concentrated approximately 60% in the autumn–winter months, 30% in spring, and 10% in summer.

• In Pollacci's 1883 publication 'Viticoltura e enologia', Baron Ricasoli and Toscanelli are credited as promoters of Tuscan wine exports, assisted by several merchants.
• In the proceedings of the Tuscan winegrowers' meeting held in Pistoia in September 1899, Professor Vannuccio Vannuccini identified San Giovato, Canaiolo nero, Malvasia, and Trebbiano among the most recommended grape varieties.

• The wines display characteristics of great balance on the appearance, nose, and palate alike, with a development that grows richer through ageing and maturation.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A1488