Scavigna

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The production zone is hilly and encompasses the communes of Falerna and Nocera Terinese, in the province of Catanzaro.
• From a geological standpoint, the area is characterised by the presence of sedimentary rock types.
• The soils can be traced to two distinct environments: the recent sediments of the coastal plain, including alluvial deposits from the main watercourses, and the extensive Pleistocene terraced alluvial fans that crown the plain.
• Rainfall is concentrated mainly in December, with the lowest levels in July; mean annual precipitation is 950 mm and mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C.
• The climate of the production area is humid to sub-humid, with a modest summer water deficit.

• The name Scavigna derives from the Greek for digging or hoeing the vine, referring to the soil worked to plant the vineyard.
• Viticulture in Calabria was introduced by the Phoenicians and subsequently by the Greeks, who established prized grape varieties there intended for trade.

• Scavigna red presents a ruby-red colour of varying intensity, with a pleasant, intense, and characteristic nose, and a dry, robust, and harmonious palate. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• In its early youth, Scavigna develops a fragrance characterised by notes of vanilla and honey, in a wine described as having a medium ageing potential.

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-A0621