Siracusa

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Soils of Pliocene geological origin, brown-calcareous lithosols-regosols, with clay content around 25% and a sub-alkaline reaction.
• Predominantly flat to low-hill terrain, with the municipality of Siracusa lying at the foot of the Iblean Mountains.
• Mediterranean climate with mean annual rainfall of approximately 500 mm, precipitation concentrated in autumn and winter, and drought conditions during the remaining months.
• Soils with moderate organic matter and a good endowment of mineral elements, historically identified as calcareous-argillaceous between Siracusa and Floridia.

• New plantings must comply with a density of 4,000 vines/ha trained to alberello or counter-espalier; vinification is obligatorily carried out within the municipality of Siracusa. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Pliocene brown-calcareous soils with ~25% clay content and a sub-alkaline reaction favour quality viticulture in the Siracusa area.

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-A0802
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vini Valdinoto (c/o Assovini Sicilia)