Serrapetrona
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- Mountain zone (up to 700 m a.s.l.) over rocky calcare, chert-bearing calcare, and calcareous marne with scaglia rossa and scaglia cinerea.
- Thin, stony mountain soils developed directly on calcareous-marnosa bedrock.
- Hilly soils of arenaceo-argillosa formation, almost always calcareous and stony, with the presence of sands.
- Climate of the 'Alto Collinare' phytoclimatic zone: rainfall >700–800 mm/year, mean temperatures <14 °C.
- Predominantly east- and south-facing exposures, favorable for viticulture; mountain slopes between 35 and 70%.
Human factors
- Vernaccia Nera cited as early as 1132 in the municipal coat of arms of Serrapetrona, depicting a vine with grape clusters.
- In 1562, viticulture in the Camerinese area, including Borgiano and Castel San Venanzo, produced more wine than grain.
Product characteristics
- Thin, stony mountain soils on calcareous-marnosa bedrock, with chert-bearing calcare and marne with scaglia rossa and scaglia cinerea.
- Hilly zone on arenaceo-argillosa formation with the presence of sands, a remnant of the last marine sedimentation.
Terroir / wine link
- Mountain zone soils: outcropping rocky calcare, chert-bearing calcare, and calcareous marne with scaglia rossa and scaglia cinerea, thin and stony.
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-A0451
- Official trade body site — Istituto Marchigiano di Tutela Vini (IMT)