Terre del Colleoni

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The geographical zone is bounded to the west by the Isola Bergamasca, to the north by the Orobie mountains, and to the east by Lake Iseo and the Oglio river, encompassing a foothill and hillside territory.
• The principal geological formations present in the Bergamasca hill zone are the Selcifero Lombardo, the Maiolica di Bruntino, the characteristically calcareous Sass del Luna, thin turbidites, the upper black and red pelites, the Flish di Pontida, the Arenaria di Sarnico, the Pietra di Credaro, and the Flish di Bergamo.
• The soils are predominantly eluvial in character, remaining on the parent rock from which they derive and strongly linked to it in terms of mineral composition, with the exception of some alluvial zones along the banks of the Oglio and in the area of Chiuduno.
• In the hill area to the northwest of the city of Bergamo, shaly-clay soils prevail, while along the hill belt running eastward to Lake Iseo, formations with predominantly clay-limestone characteristics succeed one another.
• The Bergamasca area presents three main climatic zones — western hills, eastern hills, and the valley area of Trescore Balneario — with heat summations of 3,470 degree-days in the western and valley areas against 3,570 degree-days in the eastern area.

• Viticulture in the Bergamasco is attributed by some authors to the Etruscan or Roman period, with references to Bergamasca wine made by Pliny and by Caesar during the passage of his legions.
• The first written list of varieties cultivated in the Bergamasco dates to 1500 and was compiled by Agostino Gallo, who describes grape varieties including Groppelle, Vernacce, Schiave Nere, Besgane, Valtoline, Pignole, Correre, and Trebbiane.

• The red wines display colours ranging from the delicate pink-cerasuolo typical of Schiava to the ruby red of varieties such as Merlot, Cabernet, Marzemino, Franconia, and Incrocio Terzi.
• The white wines range from straw yellow to yellow with greenish highlights typical of Incrocio Manzoni 6.0.13, through to the golden yellow of Moscato giallo, with fruity and floral bouquets.

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-A1358
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Valcalepio