Terracina

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The geographical zone falls within the southern coastal part of Lazio, in the province of Latina, covering an area of approximately 27,550 hectares comprising coastal plains and mid-slope hills on the western flanks of the Monti Ausoni.
• Geologically, the Ausoni, together with the Lepini and the Aurunci, form a single carbonate platform known as the dorsale dei Volsci, composed of limestones and dolomitised limestones with dolomites at the base of the sequence, dating from the Jurassic–Cretaceous–lower Palaeocene.
• Four soil types are distinguished: cemented calcareous sands, often reddish and remnants of ancient dunes, on the southern plain of the Agro pontino; recent gravelly-clayey alluvial soils on the plain of Fondi; ancient sedimentary soils derived from stratified calcareous substrates on the slopes of the Ausoni; and soils from colluvial scree material with red, clay-silty earths in the inland valleys.
• Vineyards are situated between 0 and 863 metres above sea level, with variable gradient and a general westward aspect.

• In Roman times, Cecubo wine was produced in the territory of Amyclae and on the plain between Terracina and Fondi, as attested by Horace, Vitruvius Pollio, Pliny, and Columella.
• The Statuta Antichissimae Civitatis Terracinae, approved in 1504 by Pope Julius II and printed on parchment in 1549, also regulated agriculture and viticulture in the area.
• Around 1917, cultivation of Moscato di Terracina reached 1,500 hectares, with a production of over 120,000 quintals destined primarily for fresh consumption.

• Terracina secco is a fresh and well-balanced wine with a colour ranging from straw-yellow to lightly golden, a fragrant and characteristic nose with floral notes, and a dry, aromatic palate typical of the variety.
• Terracina passito is a full-bodied and mouth-filling wine with a golden-yellow colour showing amber highlights, an intense and characteristic nose, and a sweet, pleasant, and velvety palate.
• Terracina spumante displays a pale straw-yellow colour, a fragrant and characteristic nose with floral notes, a dry or pleasantly sweet, aromatic, and harmonious palate, with a fine and persistent mousse.

• The climate, characterised by scarce summer rainfall and strong sunshine in September and October, combined with a marked diurnal temperature range, allows the grapes to ripen slowly and fully.
• The combination of soil characteristics and climatic factors leads, in the white wines, to the production of significant quantities of aromatic precursors that enhance the aromas typical of the variety.

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 PDO-IT-A0761