Taurasi

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Soils rich in volcanic pyroclastic material, within a context of strong pedological heterogeneity across the Irpinia area.
• Hilly and foothill terrain along the Calore river, on the Irpinian plateau, forming part of the southern Apennine ridge.
• Climate characterized by marked diurnal temperature ranges and frequent snowfall, unusual for such southerly latitudes.
• Heterogeneous microclimates: vineyards alternate with chestnut and beech woods and orchards on the upper hillside zones.

• The «Alberata Taurasina» training system of Etruscan origin, later replaced by vertical trellis with Guyot and cordone speronato.
• Phylloxera exemption in the 19th century drove Irpinian production above one million hectoliters, with exports to northern Italy and Europe via the so-called «Ferrovia del vino». (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Intense tannic structure, closed in youth: Taurasi achieves balance only after extended bottle aging.
• The profile is simultaneously austere and elegant: structure, balance, and minerality coexist within a single sensory expression.

• Volcanic pyroclastic material in the Irpinian soils imparts to Taurasi great minerality, structure, and an austere character.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0237
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vini d'Irpinia