Scanzo
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- Extreme vineyard gradients: between 50% and 100%, with rare exceptions, on steep hillside slopes.
- Subsoil of local marnosa rock called "Sass de la Luna", with a cultivable layer of minimal depth.
- Mediterranean-type climate, unusual for the Po Valley's latitude.
- Production zone confined to the entire municipality of Scanzorosciate, covering only 31 planted hectares. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
Product characteristics
- Soil over local marnosa rock called «Sass de la Luna», with minimal depth of the cultivated layer.
- Produced as a red passito from Moscato grapes, in a zone of only 31 hectares within the municipality of Scanzorosciate. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
Terroir / wine link
- Thin-layered soil over local marnosa rock called "Sass de la Luna", on slopes ranging from 50% to 100%.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Sources
- Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0949
- Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Moscato di Scanzo