Terre Abruzzesi

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• In the province of Chieti, clayey hills flank alluvial plains of sandy and clayey character formed by the rivers Foro, Sangro, Sinello, and Trigno, with erosion phenomena that generate badlands (calanchi).
• The agricultural soils of the province of Chieti have a sandy-clay texture, generally loose, with low to medium water retention and scarce to modest levels of nutrients and humus.
• The province of L'Aquila is characterised by a widespread presence of limestones, especially compact limestones but also dolomitic limestones, with frequent karst phenomena that give rise to a surface drainage pattern that is discontinuous or absent.
• In the province of Pescara, soils are predominantly brown earths, calcareous brown earths (regosols and vertisols), as well as Mediterranean brown soils.
• In the province of Teramo, soils are of a clayey-silty character with looser intercalations in the coastal area, with generally moderate slopes and favourable aspects.

• An ancient record dates to 216 BC, when the Greek historian Polybius noted the production of excellent wine in the Adriatic region during Hannibal's march through the territories of the Praetuttii, Hadria, the Marrucini, and the Frentani.
• In August 1200, a notarial deed was drawn up in Venice establishing a 'colleganza,' a commercial contract between Venice, Ancona, Ortona, and Slavonia, which also involved the trade of wine.

• The red and rosé wines display aromas of red fruits such as cherry and blackberry, sometimes with vegetal and spice notes, with a flavour ranging from dry to off-dry and good structure with elegance and finesse.
• The white wines are fresh and aromatic, with scents of white-fleshed and tropical fruit and flowers, a flavour that may range from dry to off-dry, and sometimes with savoury and mineral notes.

• The pronounced diurnal temperature variation during the ripening period, combined with good air circulation, favours the harvesting of healthy grapes with a well-balanced acid and aromatic profile for wines produced from dried grapes (appassimento).

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

All appellations in Italy

Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-IT-02874
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vini d'Abruzzo