Terre Lariane

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Alpine zone (north of Menaggio-Bellano): predominance of ancient metamorphic rocks, with mountains often exceeding 2,000 m and glacial cirques.
• Pre-Alpine zone: near-total dominance of Mesozoic marine sediments — calcari, dolomie, and marne — with mountains generally below 2,000 m.
• Upper plain: a basement of late Mesozoic and Cenozoic sequences overlaid by Quaternary continental deposits.
• Lake Lario moderates the climate: +2 °C in winter and −1/2 °C in summer compared to the Po plain, with reduced fog and good ventilation from lake breezes.
• Abundant summer rainfall of Atlantic origin gives the lake climate more of an 'oceanic effect' character than a Mediterranean one.

• Lake Lario generates a lacustrine microclimate characterized by reduced fog, consistent breezes, and average temperatures approximately 2 °C milder than the Po plain in winter.

• The climate of the shores of Lake Lario is tempered by the lake: less fog, good ventilation from breezes, and winters approximately 2 °C milder than the Po plain.
• Pre-Alpine soils are dominated by calcari, dolomie, and marne of Mesozoic marine origin, while the Alpine zone is characterized by ancient metamorphic rocks.

• The thermal effect of Lake Lario (−2 °C in summer, +2 °C in winter versus the Po plain) and the lake breezes modulate the viticultural microclimate of the appellation.

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

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-IT-A1069
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Vini IGT Terre Lariane