San Torpè
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Ugni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)SangioveseChardonnaySauvignonVermentinoMalvasia Bianca Lunga B. — Malvasia (Malvasia Bianca Lunga)Aléatico
Terroir
Natural factors
- Rolling hills with a predominant average altitude of 250 m a.s.l. and maximum peaks of 400 m a.s.l.
- Heterogeneous geology with a prevalence of calcare and argille/scisti formations.
- Soils of clay-loam and silt-loam texture derived from calcare formations; sub-alkaline reaction.
- Presence of soils originating from Pliocene sands and argille.
- Mean annual rainfall not exceeding 780 mm, with approximately 60% of precipitation concentrated in autumn/winter.
Human factors
- 1883: Pollacci cites Barone Ricasoli and Toscanelli as champions of Tuscan wine exports, alongside merchants from Livorno and Firenze.
- 1885: the Comizio Agrario di Pisa (established 1884) organises the first fair of Pisan wines and oils, at the urging of the Prefect of Pisa.
Terroir / wine link
- Clay-loam and silt-loam soils over calcare and argille/scisti formations favour quality viticulture in the hill zone (max 400 m a.s.l.).
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-A1488