Sebino

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The soils of the appellation are predominantly of morainal origin, formed during the glaciations of the Secondary and Tertiary eras by the movement of the glacier descending from the Valcamonica.
• The soils of morainal origin are of allochthonous genesis, moderate depth, good drainage, and good to high water retention, while beyond the morainal ridge there are flat areas with alluvial gravel deposits.
• A zoning study carried out in the 1990s identified four distinct vocational units within a highly variable pedological and landscape mosaic across the territory.
• The territory falls within the Insubric mesoclimatic region, and the proximity of Lake Iseo moderates temperatures in both summer and winter, reducing the risk of frost and intensifying precipitation.
• Annual rainfall amounts to approximately 1,000 mm, with 500–600 mm during the growing season, while temperatures expressed using the Winkler bioclimatic index range between 1,800 and 2,300 degree-days.
• The territory is bounded to the east by the rocky and morainal hills of Rodengo Saiano, Ome, and Gussago, to the north by the southern shores of Lake Iseo and the outermost spurs of the Rhaetian Alps, to the west by the Oglio river, and to the south by the southern boundaries of the communes lying south of Monte Orfano.

• Grape-seed finds in the area of Provaglio d'Iseo attest to the presence of the vine in prehistoric times, in an area that likely supported pile-dwelling settlements.
• The traditional training system was the pergola bresciana, derived from the practice of growing the vine married to trees such as poplar and willow; this was subsequently replaced by modern vertical trellis systems trained to Guyot or spur-cordon pruning.

• The production regulations state that all red wines display well-balanced physico-chemical characteristics across all wine types, with aromas and flavours that are predominantly typical of the grape varieties used.

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 PGI-IT-A1041
• Official trade body site — Consorzio per la Tutela del Franciacorta