Sibiola

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The zone presents marine and continental Oligocene–Miocene stratigraphic sequences including sandstones, marls, and calcarenites, together with Quaternary alluvial, sandy, and silty sediments.
• In the northern and eastern portion of the zone, the Palaeozoic backbone of Sardinia emerges, formed by metamorphic and granitic rocks shaped into low, rounded relief.
• At the crests of the marly ridges, pale, thin, and weakly developed entisols are observed, while on the slopes the soils become deeper and more developed — inceptisols — with a greater organic fraction and available limestone.
• At the base of the slopes the soils are deep, with high contents of swelling clays, often with calcium concretions and, where a water table is present for extended periods, iron and manganese concretions and anaerobic zones.
• The Mediterranean climate of the Basso Campidano records a mean annual rainfall of 500 mm distributed over approximately 55 days, concentrated mainly in autumn–winter and spring, with mean annual minimum temperatures of 12 °C and mean maximum temperatures of 22 °C.

• The ancient Romanesque church of Santa Maria di Sibiola was built by Benedictine monks from the abbey of San Vittore di Marsiglia between the late eleventh and early twelfth century, guiding the agricultural development of the village.
• At the nuragic settlement of Monte Olladiri di Monastir, wine containers in the form of askoid jugs have been found, characteristic of Sardinian vessel repertoire through the early Iron Age.

• The characterisation of Sibiola is linked to the calcareous-clay soils of Miocene origin and to the geographical setting of small plains, broad valleys, and gentle hills, which allow better exposure and air circulation for the vineyards.

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-A0813
• Official trade body site — Laore Sardegna